Somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago, the ancestors of modern East Asians interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans ...

Researchers extracted ancient proteins from six archaic humans and found something in common with other extinct relatives—and ...

Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains, Siberia is where the first evidence of Denisovans was found. (rusak/iStock/Getty Images ...

Scientists extracted proteins from a Homo erectus tooth in China, finding a direct genetic link to Denisovans and the modern ...

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

The Denisovans, together with the Neanderthals, are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans. It wasn't until 2010 that scientists announced that the Denisovans existed, so much about them ...

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone. For years, the fossil ...

A simplified model of human evolution showing how humans are related to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Arrows between different branches show mating that occurred. Events that happened further back in ...

Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...