While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

The Harbin cranium, known as Dragon Man, is one of the most complete ancient skulls ever found and may represent a newly identified human lineage called Homo longi. Dating to at least 146,000 years ...

Researchers studying Denisovan ancestry within East Asian populations found an anomaly in the lineage of the Jomon people. The group has little to no Denisovan ancestry, showing that this lineage ...

A single molar discovered in a Laos cave proves Denisovans lived far deeper into Southeast Asia than once believed, reshaping our understanding of ancient human migrations. Defense Dept. threatens Sen ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

Ancient DNA from the massive Harbin skull reveals it belonged to a Denisovan population closely related to modern humans. The find confirms that Denisovans occupied East Asia for over 100,000 years ...

The Jomon people living in prehistoric Japan had "little to no" Denisovan DNA, suggesting their ancestors may not have been in contact with this now-extinct group of Eurasian humans, a new study ...

Modern humans inherited part of their ancestry from multiple, genetically distinct Denisovan groups through interbreeding events. However, the history of contact with Denisovans remains unclear. By ...

For only the second time, researchers have obtained the full genome of a Denisovan, a group of ancient humans who lived in Asia. The DNA was extracted from a single 200,000-year-old tooth found in a ...

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