The Denisovans provided the genetic difference for Asian and Australid populations, two of the four “root races” from which ...

The Denisovans are the first species of archaic humans that have been discovered based on their DNA. Were they a race of Giants, a sophisticated race that had precision machined stone tools, tailored ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recent discoveries in China are challenging long-held assumptions about human evolution. A new study has proposed the existence of a previously unknown human ancestor, Homo juluensis, based on fossil ...

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 ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed ...

This Rh variant — a type of RhD, another red blood cell antigen — is not compatible with the variants the team found in the Denisovans or the early Homo sapiens in their study. "For any case ...