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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.

'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 ...
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A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say

HUBEI, China — A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.

The human body isn’t a masterpiece of design – it’s a patchwork of evolutionary compromise

Our bodies are not perfectly designed, but are a living archive of evolution. Anatomy reveals a historical record of ...