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 ...

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

The new study, published in Cell by Qiaomei Fu and colleagues, is the first to definitively link a nearly complete human ...

Bengaluru city is in shock after multiple human skulls and bones were discovered within the premises of a residential apartment complex ...

A remarkable discovery in China has linked the 'Dragon Man' skull to the elusive Denisovans, an extinct human group ...

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

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...