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

With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist ...

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Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Denisovans were an extinct human group identified almost entirely through DNA rather than complete skeletons. First discovered in Siberia, their genetic legacy is still present in populations across ...

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 ...

Fossils and genetic evidence reveal that human evolution was not a simple replacement of one species by another. Studies of ...

Thanksgiving may be a time for turkey — but for many people, the real stars of the holiday table have been the sides. While mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and mac and cheese might be the most ...

I am sure President Trump and his envoys to Russia, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, sincerely want to stop the killing in Ukraine, but they are failing and will continue to fail as long as they ...

Discussions are taking place between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL for the 2028 edition of Copa America to be hosted in the United States. Multiple sources familiar with the conversations, who asked to remain ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...