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Study Finds Protein Marker and Tentative Skull Profile for Denisovans

If validated, the protein change could let scientists identify Denisovan bones when DNA has degraded.

Proteins Identify Denisovan Bones and Tools at Bianfu Cave

Capuchin Monkeys Hunt More Small Vertebrates When Fruit Runs Low

Researcher Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into an Expanded Genus Homo

Male Neanderthal Hips Resemble Modern Human Female Pelvises

Study Finds Northwest European Neanderthals Were Connected and Not Genetically Collapsing

Major Hominin Body‑Size Jump Identified Around 2 Million Years Ago

Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

Tooth Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans and Modern Peoples

Study Ties Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Bigger Brains

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

Songbird Study Shows New Adult Neurons Tunnel Through Brain Tissue

Egypt Jaw Fossil Recasts Great Ape Origins

Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

New Study Finds Left-Handers More Hypercompetitive, Less Competition-Averse

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Study Suggests Human Breasts Evolved to Help Keep Newborns Warm

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct