Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

The Jomon people share little, if any, genetic connection to the Denisovan population that’s spread throughout Eurasia.

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

The Harbin cranium, known as Dragon Man, is one of the most complete ancient skulls ever found and may represent a newly identified human lineage called Homo longi. Dating to at least 146,000 years ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

The Mercedes-Benz CLA-class is taking a two-pronged approach in its latest generation. While two of the three powertrains on ...

A recent study has shed light on a unique group of people outside Africa who possess virtually no Denisovan DNA. This finding challenges previous assumptions about the interbreeding patterns of ...

A pilot study from Bournemouth University found six regulatory DNA variants – some inherited from Neanderthals and Denisovans ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

It seems that southern Africa provided an ecological refuge where people adapted successfully for more than 200,000 years – ...

Genetic testing of a single, 90,000-year-old sliver of bone from an approximately 13-year-old girl has confirmed something researchers had long suspected: It has provided clear evidence of ...