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

Beyond survival: Were Neanderthals and homo sapiens able to live in collaboration ... Given that modern humans have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, earlier research had already suggested that the ...

Researchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

The most obvious possibility is that Neanderthals themselves reached China. Neanderthals are well documented in Europe, going ...

The researchers managed to extract DNA from the teeth and bones from two of the burials. They found that as humans migrated ...

Modern humans and Neanderthals are classified as separate species. According to biologists, they shouldn’t have been able to ...

Later, around 300,000 years ago, these groups met again, giving rise to modern Homo sapiens. From this event ... mixing event occurred about 300,000 years ago. Compared to the Neanderthal DNA ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...