In northern Kenya, where the ground is arid, the sun is hot, and water is a daily grind, the people have created a life that has endured for centuries. Their territory extends into Uganda, South Sudan ...

Global heating and its associated environmental disruptions are increasingly affecting human societies through deteriorating public health, economic instability, and social dislocation. Rising ...

The Middle Pleistocene was a turning point for human adaptation in East Asia, as shifting climates reshaped landscapes and demanded new survival strategies. By examining sediments, pollen, ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of ...

Natural selection is an important evolutionary force that enables humans to adapt to new environments and fight disease-causing pathogens. However, the unique footprints of natural selection in our ...

In Nepal’s Upper Mustang, near the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, life unfolds in some of the thinnest air on Earth. Oxygen levels are around 60% of what most humans are used to breathing.

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