We sequenced the genomes of a ∼7,000-year-old farmer from Germany and eight ∼8,000-year-old
hunter-gatherers from Luxembourg and Sweden. We analysed these and other …

The origins of modern human behavior are marked by increased symbolic and technological
complexity in the archaeological record. In western Eurasia this transition, the Upper …

From around 2750 to 2500 bc, Bell Beaker pottery became widespread across western and
central Europe, before it disappeared between 2200 and 1800 bc. The forces that propelled …

It is difficult to overstate the cultural and biological impacts that the domestication of plants
and animals has had on our species. Fundamental questions regarding where, when, and …

This study investigated whether emotional expression of traumatic experiences influenced
the immune response to a hepatitis B vaccination program. Forty medical students who tested …

Lactase persistence (LP) is common among people of European ancestry, but with the
exception of some African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian groups, is rare or absent …

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 …

After the domestication of animals and crops in the Near East some 11,000 years ago,
farming had reached much of central Europe by 7500 years before the present. The extent to …

The population history of Aboriginal Australians remains largely uncharacterized. Here we
generate high-coverage genomes for 83 Aboriginal Australians (speakers of Pama–Nyungan …

It has been known for some 40 years that lactase production persists into adult life in some
people but not in others. However, the mechanism and evolutionary significance of this …