The start of the period of large-scale human effects on this planet (the Anthropocene) is
debated. The industrial view holds that most significant impacts have occurred since the …

Next-generation sequencing technology has facilitated the discovery of millions of genetic
variants in human genomes. A sizeable fraction of these variants are predicted to be …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

A history of COVID-19 and the sociopolitical crises that led to the 2020 global pandemic The
COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn …

The Bantu expansion transformed the linguistic, economic, and cultural composition of sub-
Saharan Africa. However, the exact dates and routes taken by the ancestors of the speakers …

The sustainability of malaria control in Africa is threatened by the rise of insecticide
resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit the disease 1. To gain a deeper …

位于黄河上游群尖盆地的沙隆卡遗址是青藏高原东北部目前唯一同时出土旧石器,
新石器和青铜文化遗存的遗址, 但由于缺乏系统考古发掘和测年工作, 该遗址史前人类活动历史 …

Following its initial arrival in SE Europe 8,500 years ago agriculture spread throughout the
continent, changing food production and consumption patterns and increasing population …

Unlike most other biological species, humans can use cultural innovations to occupy a
range of environments, raising the intriguing question of whether human migrations move …

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the
backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here …