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 ...

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 ...

A remarkable scientific discovery is reshaping our understanding of human evolution. The analysis of an incredibly preserved ...