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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

9 April 2018

A single bone found in the Saudi Arabian desert is at least 85,000 years old, and may shed light on the route early humans took out of Africa

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

15 March 2018

The genes of extinct hominins called Denisovans live on in people from China and Papua New Guinea, suggesting two instances of cross-species breeding

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