Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

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Molecular analysis has determined that a jawbone recovered off Taiwan's coast came from a Denisovan, showing that this ...

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Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

Colossal Biosciences’ Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi might have broken the internet, but a lot of that is becoming what qualifies as a “dire wolf,” anyway?

Ancient human history is now resurfacing, quite literally, from the bottom of the sea. Off the western coast of Taiwan, ...

The jawbone fragment was pulled up during a fishing expedition in the Penghu Channel, located near the Taiwan Strait.

leading to small amounts of Neanderthal ancestry in all present-day people who are not of African descent 10. The Takarkori genomes showed much less Neanderthal ancestry than would be expected if ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system ... have reshaped our understanding of human evolution and how our ancient ancestry influences modern health. One of the most fascinating discoveries ...