Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when ... Given the effect we and our ...

Scientists have identified an ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan as belonging to the Denisovans, an elusive group of early human relatives.

How did the earliest members of the modern human species get here? Who did we evolve from? How did we live? Where did we live ...

A U.K. startup wants to be the SpaceX of the deep sea, and hopes to establish a permanent human residence on the ocean floor ...

At one time, at least three human ancestor groups — Denisovans, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens — coexisted in Eurasia and sometimes interbred, researchers say. “We can identity Neanderthal ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North ... Given the effect we and our ancestors have had on many species when we arrived in their territory, it was ...

At one time, at least three human ancestor groups — Denisovans, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens — coexisted in Eurasia and sometimes interbred, researchers say. “We can identity Neanderthal ...