Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Through genetic and protein testing, scientists detected residual mitochondrial DNA from ancient days in dental plaque and ...

Two studies published on Wednesday in the journals Science and Cell presented molecular evidence confirming that the ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

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

The new study, published in Cell by Qiaomei Fu and colleagues, is the first to definitively link a nearly complete human skull to Denisovan DNA. That skull, called the Harbin cranium, is over 146,000 ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the ancient 'Dragon Man', confirming that this 146,000-year-old skull belonged ...

Researchers identify 146,000-year-old 'dragon man' skull as a Denisovan using dental calculus after DNA extraction attempts ...

As graduation season and summer vacation get underway in June and July, students are embarking on trips to domestic and ...