Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A reconstruction of Homo ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “This implies different dispersals for modern humans into East Asia and suggests that Denisovans were sparsely distributed in the region,” the ...

Scientists have uncovered new molecular evidence. This evidence indicates the Harbin cranium fossil, known as 'Dragon Man', ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When early modern humans encountered Neanderthals and Denisovans, these archaic humans contributed DNA to our genomes. But how many archaic human ...

A recent study has shed light on a unique group of people outside Africa who possess virtually no Denisovan DNA. This finding challenges previous assumptions about the interbreeding patterns of ...

People living in the highlands and lowlands of Papua New Guinea have different frequencies of several Denisovan genetic variants, which may help them adapt to their local environmental conditions. The ...

Gene variants inherited from one of our closest extinct relatives, the Denisovans, may make carriers more likely to develop neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, a new study ...

A new Nature study reports that proteins preserved in 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth carry a signal also seen in Denisovans, raising the possibility that these two ancient human relatives once ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

New protein analysis suggests Homo erectus passed genes to Denisovans, creating an indirect evolutionary link to Homo sapiens.

A new study shows some modern humans have more Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA than originally thought, and they've got it in a rather interesting place. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...