Ancient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration. Genetic surprises pulled from 120,000-year-old bones showcase the nuanced history of this close human relative.

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the ...

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Neanderthals were very muscular and rugged, with large bodies and even larger heads. Their skulls show that they have room for a bigger brain than modern humans and would have been distinguished by a ...

The new study, published in Cell by Qiaomei Fu and colleagues, is the first to definitively link a nearly complete human skull to Denisovan DNA. That skull, called the Harbin cranium, is over 146,000 ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

THE face of humans’ most mysterious ancestor has finally been uncovered after 217,000 years. The discovery proves that the ...

Hidden for 80+ years, the Harbin skull has finally been identified as Denisovan using DNA and protein analysis.

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...