Initially discovered in 1933 by a Chinese laborer in Harbin City, China, the skull was once thought to belong to a new human ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

Maba 1 also suffered trauma before death, but the specific cause of the trauma remains unknown.

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

The nose tends to be one of the most noteworthy features on a person's face. But what is the origin of the human nose, and ...

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Researchers identify 146,000-year-old 'dragon man' skull as a Denisovan using dental calculus after DNA extraction attempts failed, revealing insights about this human species.

Do you blame (or thank, depending on how you feel about it) your parent for the shape of your nose? You may well have the same big, broad or bulbous nose as your mom or dad, but there’s more to ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.