Study Finds Denisovan MUC19 Variant Concentrated in Indigenous American Ancestry

An Important Gene Inherited From Denisovans Helped Modern Humans Survive and Spread

Learn how modern humans adapted to the Americas, possibly thanks to a Denisovan gene.

The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans.

DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering Strait to the unknown world of the Americas.

DNA from ancient bones reveals how Indigenous Americans got their mucus

Neanderthals and Denisovans passed along gene that provides a sticky shield against germs

How a dime-sized bone rewrote the story of human evolution

“The Secret History of Denisovans" traces the story of this mysterious hominin and reveals how science evolves to answer old questions.