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 ...

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 over a decade, the mysterious Denisovans were known only through their DNA, with little understanding of what they actually looked like. A groundbreaking discovery has changed that narrative, as ...