‘Dragon Man’ DNA revelation puts a face to a mysterious group of ancient humans

Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution

The search for the direct ancestor of humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans has been protracted and puzzling. Now, fresh clues are adding a surprising twist to the tale

A skull found in a well defied classification. Now it could help unravel an evolutionary mystery

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

1st-ever Denisovan skull identified thanks to DNA analysis

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

We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew

After years of mystery, we now know what at least one Denisovan looked like.

‘Dragon Man’ skull may be the first from an enigmatic human cousin

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.

‘Dragon Man’ skull belongs to mysterious human relative

At long last, scientists have a nearly complete cranium from hominins known as Denisovans