Newly discovered genetic adaptations have major relevance to the health of modern day human populations all over the world ...

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

Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair skin is favoured for vitamin D production ...

Prince Harry bonds with a fellow red head on Australia trip New technology detected directional selection in ancient DNA time-series data and a consistent trend in how frequent alleles became over ...

Red hair and coeliac disease ‘more common due to evolution’ - ...

A new research study has revealed that natural selection is driving a surge in redheads. A team of researchers from Harvard ...

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

Somewhere inside every human cell, a molecular alarm system watches for DNA that does not belong. When it spots a viral ...

New research from Harvard University has revealed that ginger-haired genes are becoming increasingly prevalent through ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant ...

The human genome of West Eurasia has been far more affected by natural selection in the last 10,000 years than previously ...

A special good morning to all the redheads listening.  There's some new Harvard research come out about human evolution and ...