The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...

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

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

Hidden for 80+ years, the Harbin skull has finally been identified as Denisovan using DNA and protein analysis.

And after 2007, bone exports from South Africa increased nearly sixfold. Doornkop Farm, in North West Province, seen here a decade ago, is one of more than 300 lion farms in South Africa.

This bone was dated to around 32,000 to 48,000 years ago, making it one of the most recent Denisovans on record. ... Why did Homo sapiens outlast all other human species?

June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a ...

The collarbone, or clavicle, is a long, thin bone between the breastbone or sternum and the shoulder. ... A pneumothorax is an air leak into the space between the lung and chest wall.