A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

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

Despite their genetic contributions to present-day East Asians and Oceanians, what Denisovans looked like has remained an open question since their discovery 15 years ago.

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

A recently published study in Science has identified an almost-complete hominin skull as belonging to a member of the Denisovan lineage. Researchers recovered the skull, known as the “Dragon Man,” in ...

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

Skulls are typically the best type of fossilized remains to understand the appearance or form of an extinct hominin species.