Denisovans survived and thrived on the high ... we have evidence for modern humans occupying sites all the way (to) Australia ...

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.

Until recently, scientists thought the modern humans with the highest proportion of Denisovan ancestry lived in Papua New Guinea and Australia. According to a new study published yesterday (August 12) ...

Papuan and Mamanwa people carry genes associated with the Denisovans, a human species from Asia that is now extinct. Australia and New Zealand are also members of the Asia-Pacific Economic ...

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 ...