Proteins and ancient DNA extracted from the Harbin cranium show that the so-called Dragon Man belonged to the Denisovans. The ...

A 200,000-year-old molar from Denisova Cave has provided a glimpse into the life of Denisovans, revealing startling new ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Morocco has previously yielded some of the earliest known Homo sapiens fossils. Remains dating to about 315,000 years ago ...

The "Dragon Man" skull reveals groundbreaking insights into Denisovans' genetics, appearance, and impact on modern humans.

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

New skull discoveries and DNA analysis are unravelling the mysteries of the Denisovans.  Paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer ...