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

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

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Dragon Man skull from China confirmed as Denisovan, offering groundbreaking insights into early human evolution and migration.

The mystery of a 146,000-year-old skull has been solved — using plaque extracted from a tooth. The skull, nicknamed “Dragon ...

This remarkable specimen was excavated, alongside 87 prehistoric stone tools, in northern India's Kashmir Valley in late 2000 ...

Fragments of a human skull may reveal the secrets of an ancient land, ruled by venomous Komodo dragons. The 140-000-year-old bone fragments were discovered buried in a now-submerged land in Indonesia.

Stock image showing human remains, including a skull. A prehistoric human skeleton buried alongside a number of wild animal remains may represent the burial of “shaman” who died around 12,000 ...

First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull Reveals What This Ancient Human Cousin Looked Like ... “people can extract human mitochondrial DNA from those samples” to learn more about prehistoric human ...

A heap of skulls found in the center of a prehistoric village has revealed evidence of an unusual ritual tradition associated with the dead that appears to have been practiced for centuries, a ...

Fossil fragments found in a cave in northern Spain reveal a previously unknown human population that lived over 1.1 million years ago. The partial skull represents the earliest known human fossils ...