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In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

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

I ntrepid microbe hunters have discovered 20 new viruses lurking in the bat populations of the orchards of southwestern China ...

Premieres Wednesdays, June 25 - July 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sundays, June 29 - Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

Decades of overfishing have altered the genetic makeup of Baltic cod, shrinking their size and threatening their recovery.

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...