For most of Europe’s history, the people who lived there did not resemble the pale figures often shown in history books. New genetic research now shows that dark skin, dark hair, and dark eyes ...

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past 45,000 years. Findings indicate that lighter pigmentation traits emerged ...

Biology -- Skin's natural palette -- Original skin -- Out of the tropics -- Skin color in the modern world -- Shades of sex -- Skin color and health -- Society -- The discriminating primate -- ...