Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

(Westend61/Getty Images) The DNA blueprint we carry around with us today has been influenced far more by natural selection ...

There was a moment in human history when our entire existence may have desperately clung to a thousand or more people.

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Genomic data provides evidence for a previously unknown wave of migration, with Indigenous groups living in central and ...

Investigating a common gene in three very different species—salamanders, mice and zebrafish—scientists have discovered the ...

A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of genetic variants in a South African province if effective ...

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...