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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 ...

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

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication ...

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

In a provocative speech rich with philosophical references, Miklos Lukacs de Pereny, a Peruvian analyst and author ...

Ecological flexibility, not tools or genes, explains why only one migration out of Africa succeeded around 50,000 years ago.

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 ...

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