Harvard Medical School

Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and ...
The Eastern Herald

Human Evolution Didn’t Slow Down — It Accelerated Dramatically in the Last 10,000 Years

A massive ancient DNA study reveals evolution didn’t stop — it sped up, reshaping human genes in just 10000 years ...
Earth.com

Human evolution sped up after farming began, ancient DNA reveals

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.
Discover Magazine on MSN

Ancient DNA shows that human evolution never slowed down — it sped up after farming

Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.
IFLScience

"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect Species

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
insider.si.edu

Selection : the mechanism of evolution / by Graham Bell

The second science -- Simple selection -- The genetic and ecological context of selection -- History, chance, and necessity -- The rate of genetic deterioration -- The rate of environmental ...