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

After 15 years, we know the first Denisovan skull.” With these words, Qiaomei Fu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced a paradigm-shifting moment in human evolution research, as molecular ...

After two weeks in space, astronauts experience muscle and bone loss due to the lack of gravity. Bone density also decreases, making them more susceptible to fractures. Apart from that, they may also ...

The image shows a mesa that resembles a human face (center), which helped to spawn a cottage industry of pseudoscientific claims about ancient Martian civilizations. NASA/JPL/MSSS.

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

When robots communicate with humans, expressions play an important role. This paper explains the design and prototyping of a facial expression robot which imitates human's muscular structures. The ...

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