Learn more about the discovery of a giant possum in Big Bend National Park and how it's connected to early primate evolution.

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 ...

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

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

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...

World’s oldest fungi, found in fossils, may rewrite Earth’s early history. Fungal fossils, hundreds of millions of years older than previously known, shed light on the evolution of fungi ...