For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals ...

These human species interbred widely during the periods they overlapped, and many modern humans carry at least some Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA. If these species hadn't vanished, they might have ...

Uncovering India's genetic richness through comprehensive genomic mapping reveals unique ancestry and health implications for ...

Scientists sequenced the genomes of 2,762 individuals across India, revealing the country’s unique ancestral makeup and a ...

This gene is found across a wide variety of animals – from birds to mammals – but it's slightly different in humans. The ...

The new analysis traces Indian ancestry back to a migration out of Africa around 50,000 years ago, after which humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans and then spread throughout Eurasia.

With around 5,000 different ethno-linguistic and religious groups, India is one of the most culturally and genetically ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

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

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

Naming discussions aside, a very exciting discovery remains: a kind of human we once only knew from a pinky bone dug up from ...