An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday.

The fossil expands the Denisovan's known range by thousands of kilometres and provides new insights into how this species ...

The discovery of archaic human jawbone shatters assumptions about the geographic limits of the Denisova hominin.

An ancient human jawbone dredged from the bottom of the Taiwan Strait has been confirmed as a Denisovan fossil, proving that ...

Ten years ago, fishermen in Taiwan dredged a jawbone from the seafloor. Now, scientists say it belonged to a Denisovan man.

An analysis of a jawbone found off the Taiwanese coast reveals it belonged to a Denisovan, a mysterious human species that ...

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of ...

The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range ...

An expanding geographic range for these close Neandertal relatives leaves Denisovans' evolutionary status uncertain.

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.

Eye color genetics is complex, with multiple genes from each parent determining a person's eye color. Scientists once believed a single gene controlled eye color, but research shows that more than 50 ...

If you have Denisovan DNA, it means you carry genes from an ancient human species that lived thousands of years ago. 🧬 Denisovans were distant cousins of Neanderthals, and they mysteriously ...