In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...

Naming discussions aside, a very exciting discovery remains: a kind of human we once only knew from a pinky bone dug up from ...

Scientists typically consider skulls, with telltale bumps and ridges, the best type of fossilized remains to understand the form or appearance of an extinct hominin species ... in a pinkie fossil ...

The Denisova Cave, located in the Bashelaksky Range of the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia, is a significant site for palaeontological and palaeo-archaeological research. Bone fragments ...

The unique features of the Denisova hominin and the overall evolutionary relationship results confirm that Penghu 1 is a mandible of a Denisova hominin that was closely related to the Neanderthal.

Unlike the widely studied Neanderthals, the first Denisova hominin skeletal fossils were discovered by Russian scientists in the Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in 2008, leading to their ...

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

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the ...

Crossing evolutionary paths: New research finds different hominin species coexisted Footprints indicate these species walked along the same lakeshore within hours or days of each other ...

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the moment, according to a new study.

The Denisovans might be a new species—or they might not be. The Denisovans are the only hominin identified as distinct from other hominins by DNA alone.