Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

DNA analysis of that tiny fossil led to the 2010 finding that it represented a distinct ancient human population, which scientists dubbed the Denisovans. Many people alive today carry traces of ...

Another study from 2018 showed that the Denisovans were made up of several lineages. One of the closer lineages was the northern Siberian Denisovan. Their DNA can be found mostly in East Asians today.

The origin of humanity can be summarized as a long story of hybridization and migrations. The more data we have about the ...

The molar of a Denisovan girl who lived more than 130,000 years ago may help answer how indigenous people living in Australia and other Pacific island nations share DNA with the early-human species.