Denisovan
A bone-chilling discovery has emerged from the Ice Age & it’s still shaping Humanity
Deep within our cells, an ancient gene from Denisovans whispers the untold story of our evolution
Just 7 percent of our DNA is unique to modern humans
What makes humans unique? Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the DNA of modern humans and that of our extinct ancestors.
Fossil teeth yield oldest genetic material from extinct human species
Scientists have extracted from dental enamel the oldest human genetic material ever obtained, helping clarify the pivotal place in the human evolutionary lineage of a mysterious extinct species called Homo antecessor known from Spanish cave fossils.
Mom was Neanderthal: Fossil shows mix of humankind's cousins
Scientists say they've found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father belonged to another extinct group of human relatives known as Denisovans.
Saga of Early Humans Etched in DNA of Mixed-species Child
AFP - Denny was an inter-species love child.
Her mother was a Neanderthal, but her father was Denisovan, a distinct species of primitive human that also roamed the Eurasian continent 50,000 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.
In Neanderthal DNA, signs of a mysterious human migration
With fossils and DNA, scientists are piecing together a picture of humanity’s beginnings, an origin story with more twists than anything you would find at the movie theater.
Our ancestors had sex with Neandarthals, study shows
Neanderthals may not have been as lucky as our human ancestors in the long run, but that doesn’t mean the two subspecies didn’t get lucky.