A skull washed on up on the shore of a New Jersey beach back in 1995, with further bone fragments appearing in 1999 and 2013.

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing ...

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

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

Hidden for 80+ years, the Harbin skull has finally been identified as Denisovan using DNA and protein analysis.

The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found 46 years ago during home renovations in Batavia, Illinois. With the help of advanced technology and DNA matches, the cold case has finally been solved.

New DNA and protein studies reveal the Dragon Man skull is of a Denisovan, rewriting the story of early human evolution in ...

Denisovans, Neanderthals, and early Homo sapiens coexisted and even interbred, leaving behind traces of their DNA in modern humans. In fact, many people today carry small amounts of Denisovan DNA, a ...

A human skull found at a Warren County residence in 2021 continues to be investigated and a map circling on social media of where folks believe it was discovered is inaccurate, police say.

New DNA testing has cracked part of the mystery of a skull found in a marsh in the Slidell area in 2017. Authorities now have a name. Still a riddle, however, is how the man died and where the ...

The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found 46 years ago during home renovations in Batavia, Illinois. With the help of advanced technology and DNA matches, the cold case has finally been solved.