That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

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

The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool making, this year has given us a clearer picture of how and why humans evolved ...

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 ...

This is the shocking moment a killer who violently stabbed his mother’s friend to death and sexually abused her body confessed to his crimes. Ernestas Juska, 21, was jailed for life after murdering ...

A man who murdered a family friend in her sleep before committing sexual offences on her body in an act of "unimaginable depravity" has been jailed for at least 26 years. Warning: Readers may find ...

Ernestas Juska sat cross‑legged and smirking on a Dartford pavement, disturbingly calm after confessing he had just killed family friend Nina Denisova. Kent Police A chilling case has shocked the UK ...

Sitting cross-legged on the pavement with his head in his hands, Ernestas Juska appeared chillingly calm as he told police, ‘I’ve just killed someone.’ Just moments earlier, the 21-year-old had ...

A vile thug crept up on his mother's friend and slaughtered her as she slept - but the horror didn't stop there. Ernestas Juska, who callously smirked when cops closed in and arrested him, sexually ...