Ancient proteins and DNA may peg a 146,000-year-old Chinese skull as the most complete fossil to date from Denisovans, a puzzling line of Asian hominids.

Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...

Two studies published on Wednesday in the journals Science and Cell presented molecular evidence confirming that the ...

Despite their genetic contributions to present-day East Asians and Oceanians, what Denisovans looked like has remained an ...

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