
Maize was domesticated around 9,000 years ago in the Balsas region of Mesoamerica, whereupon it spread to both South and North America. Through the use of ancient DNA to generate genomes from archaeological maize samples it was established that maize most likely left the domestication centre in ...

Throughout its history, British agriculture has been shaped by a combination of technological advancements, economic pressures, social changes, and government policies. Farming was first introduced onto the British Isles over 6,000 years ago, with early Neolithic communities cultivating crops and ...

Population genomics can reveal the evolutionary processes that underlie the history and diversity of a species. Many studies have been done on endangered and extinct species, but little attention has been given to the flip side of the coin: thriving species. To understand what sets ...