For over a century, scientists have puzzled over a fundamental mystery in our evolutionary history: how did mammals go from ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

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A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

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Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...

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A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...