Some human populations gained extra genes to help break down starch in only 12,000 years. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 5, 2024 9:25 AM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
A new genomic study reveals how Indigenous traditional farming practices have shaped the evolution of manioc – one of the world’s most important staple crops – for the better. The domestication of ...
While our human ancestors began domesticating food crops around 10,000 years ago, a lineage of ants called the ‘attines’ became fungus farmers 60 million years earlier. The attine ants and their ...