Denisovans were first identified not from a skull or skeleton, but from DNA extracted from a finger bone found in Denisova Cave in Siberia. Since then, researchers have confirmed that this extinct ...

A remarkable collection of ancient stone tools proves that human creativity can thrive in challenging times. The complexity ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...

Researchers extracted ancient proteins from six archaic humans and found something in common with other extinct relatives—and ...

Dinosaurs have always been around in the human imagination. Whether it is through blockbusters like Jurassic Park or ...

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago shook the planet, and archaeologists are using volcanic glass to figure out how humans made it through. Reading time 5 minutes If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, ...

Humans already intervene in nature through land use, climate impacts, and species management. The harder question is when intervention is responsible. Colossal frames de-extinction as a conservation ...