The human genome holds genetic traces of at least two ancient relatives whose identities remain unknown. Their DNA survives alongside genes inherited from Neanderthals and Denisovans, revealing a ...

Two extinct human lineages may still be hiding inside your cells. Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens interbred ...

Every person alive carries between 0.5% and 1% of their genome from a hominin that has no name, no fossils, and no sequenced ...

A new study finds Denisovans carried DNA from an unknown ancient lineage, revealing a hidden layer of human evolutionary ...

The study has found genetic evidence that modern humans have inherited DNA from two previously unidentified extinct ...

Scientists uncovered DNA from two mysterious human ancestors hidden in modern genomes, revealing new clues about our evolutionary past.

Human history is rife with contentions about the purity (and superiority) of the bloodlines of one group over another and claims over ancestral homelands. More than a decade of work on ancient human ...

In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long Neanderthal bone found in the Crimean peninsula, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major genetics study uncovers how ancient human mixing in Oceania still affects immunity, evolution, and modern health. (CREDIT: ...

The two children’s teeth were found deep within the frosty muck. Each was smaller than a dime.Russian archaeologist Vladimir Pitulko discovered them a dozen years ago along the bank of the Yana River ...

Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds of millennia — preserving rare genetic variants that still exist today. A ...