In the neverending battle against bacterial infections, scientists have found an unlikely ally: the long-extinct Neanderthals ...

(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Some modern humans share a genetic variant with extinct human relatives called Denisovans. New research, however, suggests our archaic cousins may have been the conduit for genetic material from ...