Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Denisovan DNA may have also contributed to fat and blood sugar levels, as well as modern immune systems. Neanderthals also interbred with modern humans, as previous research has shown.

The species, named 'Denisovans' after a cave some of their remains were found in, lived between 200,000 and 25,000 years ago. Their fossil and DNA records show that they lived on the Tibetan ...

Only a handful of tiny fossils of the Denisovans—human ancestors who went extinct about 30,000 years ago—have ever been ...

But DNA from a fossil found earlier in a nearby cave had proved to be Neanderthal, so it was possible this bone was Neanderthal as well. The Theory The Denisovans’ closest cousins were Neanderthals.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

DNA analysis of that tiny fossil led to the 2010 finding that it represented a distinct ancient human population, which scientists dubbed the Denisovans. Many people alive today carry traces of ...

an Indigenous group in the Philippines called the Ayta Magbukon have 30 to 40 percent more Denisovan DNA than these other frontrunners, for a total of nearly 5 percent of their genomes. Denisovans ...

The ancient populations expanding out of Africa subsequently interbred somewhere in southeast Asia with another group of archaic hominins, the mysterious Denisovans, adding a layer of Denisovan ...

This image shows a preliminary portrait of a juvenile female Denisovan based on a skeletal profile reconstructed from ancient DNA methylation maps. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

The molar of a Denisovan girl who lived more than 130,000 years ago may help answer how indigenous people living in Australia and other Pacific island nations share DNA with the early-human species.