A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...

After a construction worker found the skull, it stayed in his family for generations. Tests show the skull belonged to one of ...

Researchers identify 146,000-year-old 'dragon man' skull as a Denisovan using dental calculus after DNA extraction attempts failed, revealing insights about this human species.

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Tooth sensitivity, also known as dentin hypersensitivity, causes tooth pain in ...

Learn about a new study that confirms the 146,000-year-old Harbin skull belonged to a member of the Denisovan lineage.

The new study, published in Cell by Qiaomei Fu and colleagues, is the first to definitively link a nearly complete human ...

The research team conducted independent palaeoproteomic analyses and ancient DNA experiments on the skull and its dental calculus, providing proteomic and genetic evidence linking the Harbin skull to ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

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