There is hope among some paleoanthropologists that when Denisovans are given a formal species name “it will reflect the type site of Denisova Cave and the now ubiquitous colloquial name ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

Since then, fewer than a dozen Denisovan fossils have been found worldwide. Most of those were found in Denisova Cave in the ...

Genetic studies have also transformed our understanding, especially those from Denisova Cave in Central Asia. Yet, the anatomical variation of Denisovans remains mostly unknown, leaving ...

In July 2011, three years after Tsybankov unearthed the bone chip, Anatoly Derevianko organized a scientific symposium at the archaeological camp a few hundred yards from Denisova cave.

Scientists first sequenced their genetic code in 2010 using a 60,000-year-old finger bone recovered from Denisova Cave in Siberia, finding Denisovan DNA in modern-day humans all over the world ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

A pinkie bone recovered from Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai Mountains in 2010 also led to the idea of a distinct ancient human population, dubbed the Denisovans, that some people share ...