- Research has documented the earliest known interbreeding event between ancient human populations—a group known as the “super-archaics” in Eurasia interbred with a Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestor about 700,000 years ago. https://unews.utah.edu/earliest-interbreeding-event/ 678 comments science
- Neanderthals And Denisovans Shared Denisova Cave In Siberia For Thousands Of Years https://www.techtimes.com/articles/238182/20190131/neanderthals-denisovans-shared-denisova-cave-siberia-thousands-years.htm 125 comments worldnews
- Scientists uncover remains of first known child of one Denisovan, one Neanderthal parent http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-23/scientists-discover-bones-of-first-child-of-different-species/10155434 14 comments worldnews
- Neanderthals Weren't the Only Species Ancient Humans Hooked Up With: A New Study Reveals Bachelor Number Two - the Denisovan. https://www.inverse.com/article/42346-denisovan-neanderthal-ancient-humans-mating 1503 comments science
- How can Neanderthals and Denisovans be considered separate species if they interbred with humans? http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/genome-of-extinct-human-relative-placed-on-amazon-web-services.ars 6 comments askscience
- An ancestral recombination graph of human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/29/eabc0776 3 comments anthropology
- Ancient Siberian cave hosted Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans—possibly at the same time https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/ancient-siberian-cave-hosted-neanderthals-denisovans-and-modern-humans-possibly-same 7 comments science
- Y chromosomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans now sequenced: Neanderthals have adopted male sex chromosome from modern humans https://www.mpg.de/15426102/neandertal-y-chromosome 5 comments science
- Denisovan, Neanderthal and Modern human genomes more similar than previously thought https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690 4 comments science
- DNA reveals first known child of Neanderthal and Denisovan study says https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/health/neanderthal-denisovan-child-discovery/index.html 4 comments worldnews
- A brief commentary regarding why there are no persisting hybrids of humans with Denisovans, Neanderthals, or anyone else http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/31/1602270113.short?rss=1 8 comments science
- Scientists identify ‘big brain’ gene in humans and our ancient relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/science-arhgap11b-big-brain-gene-humans-neanderthals-02547.html 707 comments science
- Ancient DNA puts a face on the mysterious Denisovans, extinct cousins of Neanderthals https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/ancient-dna-puts-face-mysterious-denisovans-extinct-cousins-neanderthals?utm_campaign=newsfromscience&utm_source=jhubbard&utm_medium=twitter 25 comments science
- Can we know the shape of Neanderthal and Denisovan's eyes from their genetic code and how broad was their diversity? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/af68p4/can_we_know_the_shape_of_neanderthal_and/ 4 comments askscience
- New ancestor to humans discovered | Asian population origins of Denisovans, Neanderthals and now this third unknown extinct hominin. https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/home/-/asset_publisher/t2caelmecpvw/content/id/5585968/ 8 comments science
- A world map has been created depicting Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry in modern humans. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/cp-awm032116.php 7 comments science
- Theories of human ancestry get an overhaul: the Denisovans are being incorporated into Homo sapiens along with the Neanderthals http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12093345 20 comments science
- Scientists successfully sequenced Y chromosomes from Denisovans and Neanderthals for the first time. Results suggest interbreeding resulted in the replacement of Neanderthal Y chromosomes with H. sapiens chromosomes, and that the resulting offspring “must have been viable and fertile.” https://www.inverse.com/science/neanderthal-denisovan-y-chromosome-study 6 comments science
- Genetic remnants of an ancient infection indicate the mysterious Denisovans, not humans, are Neanderthals' closest cousins http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/06/virus-fossils-reveal-neanderthals-kin/ 4 comments science
- Recent evidence of interbreeding between Anatomically Modern Humans, Neanderthals, and a new species known as Denisovans http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/gains-in-dna-are-speeding-research-into-human-origins.html?_r=1&ref=science 27 comments science
- Neanderthal DNA discovery solves a human history mystery. Scientists were finally able to sequence Y chromosomes from Denisovans and Neanderthals. https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abb6460 620 comments science
- A small piece of bone found in a cave in Siberia has been identified as the remnant of a child whose mother was a Neanderthal and father was a Denisovan, a mysterious human ancestor that lived in the region. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/22/offspring-of-neanderthal-and-denisovan-identified-for-first-time 441 comments worldnews
- Bones of ancient teenage girl reveal a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father, providing genetic proof ancient hominins mated across species. https://www.inverse.com/article/48304-ancient-human-mating-neanderthal-denisovan 2408 comments science
- Modern humans co-existed and interbred not only with Neanderthals, but also with Denisovans at least twice in our history. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/15/humans-bred-with-this-mysterious-species-more-than-once-new-study-shows/ 4 comments science
- Scientists conclude: There is evidence of a previously unknown species on Earth | According to scientists, our genome is made of a previously unknown species on Earth. It appears that our DNA has 4 ancestors: Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans and a new unknown species. http://mirrorspectrum.com/behind-the-mirror/scientists-conclude-there-is-evidence-of-a-previously-unknown-species-on-earth 4 comments science
- Mystery humans spiced up ancients’ rampant sex lives - Genome analysis suggests interbreeding between modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mysterious archaic population. http://www.nature.com/news/mystery-humans-spiced-up-ancients-rampant-sex-lives-1.14196 930 comments science
- Scientists identified blood groups in the ancient peoples — Neanderthals and Denisovans — for the first time. The study sheds light on why the Neanderthals may have disappeared and the evolution of modern man. https://www.inverse.com/science/blood-types-of-neanderthals-denisovans 6 comments science
- In the new study, the researchers construct an evolutionary family tree for Homo sapiens, based on the sequenced genomes of modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans. Only 1.5 % to 7 % of the collective human genetic instruction book, or genome, contains uniquely human DNA. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/only-a-tiny-fraction-of-our-dna-is-uniquely-human 14 comments science
- Scientists sequenced DNA from a cave in Siberia, learning that the ancient Denisovans likely predated the Neanderthals. The findings help archaeologists understand how Denisovans interacted with Neanderthals and the timeline of ancient humans. https://www.inverse.com/science/denisovan-ancient-mystery 22 comments science
- Researchers have created brain-like ‘organoids’ that contain a gene variant harboured from Neanderthals and Denisovans. The tissues, made by engineering human stem cells, are far from being true representations of these species but they show distinct differences from human organoids. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00388-2 10 comments science
- Genetic analysis shows evidence of gene flow between humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and a "super archaic" ancestor. It suggests inter-species mixing was common and have left traces on the human genome. 15 percent of genetic regions from the super archaic ancestors are present in modern-day humans. https://www.inverse.com/science/super-archaic-ancestor-modern-genetics-study 12 comments science
- Ancient sex between different human species influences modern-day health.It's just as well we Homo sapiens got some Neanderthal & Denisovan genes into our DNA. These ancient humans’ genetic exchange could be one of the major causes of adaptive evolution in humans, https://www.inverse.com/article/62293-neanderthal-densivoan-gene-inheritance-study 674 comments science
- Early humans domesticated themselves, new genetic evidence suggests, after they split from their extinct relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, approximately 600,000 years ago. Many of the same genes analyzed in the new study have also been under selection in other domesticated animals. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/early-humans-domesticated-themselves-new-genetic-evidence-suggests 51 comments science
- Humans Interbred with Four Extinct Hominin Species, Research Finds: "As anatomically modern H. sapiens migrated out of Africa and around the rest of the world, they met and interbred with at least four different hominin species. Of these species, only Neanderthals & Denisovans are currently known." http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/anthropology/humans-hominin-introgression-07438.html 327 comments worldnews
- Genetic analysis reveals that a woman who died 90,000 years ago was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan - the first evidence of an ancient human hybrid. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45271644 16 comments worldnews
- World map of Neanderthal & Denisovan ancestry in modern humans - Most non-Africans have at least a bit of Neanderthal DNA. But new map suggests many bloodlines, particularly of S Asian descent, are more Denisovan, mysterious hominids that lived around same time as Neanderthals. http://phys.org/news/2016-03-world-neanderthal-denisovan-ancestry-modern.html 5 comments worldnews
- Denisovan DNA Found in Pacific Islanders—They've traces of it from Neanderthals & Denisovans, the only species of archaic humans we know less from fossil evidence & more how their genes show up in modern humans. So far, their DNA has only been found in those from Oceania. http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/ancient-denisovan-dna-excavated-modern-pacific-islanders 20 comments worldnews
- A mysterious extinct branch of the human family tree that once interbred with modern humans was more genetically diverse than Neanderthals, a finding that also suggests many of these early humans called Denisovans existed in what is now southern Siberia, researchers say. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysterious-group-of-extinct-humans-was-more-diverse-than-neandertals/ 4 comments worldnews
- Human Remains Found Near Denisovans Site in Siberia Likely Date to 50,000 Yrs Ago—Bones are some 80 miles from where previously unknown species, dubbed “Denisovans”, found. "Whatever the results, they'll help us understand interaction of modern humans, Neanderthals, & Denisovans here." http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0356-fresh-discoveries-of-ancient-mans-bone-in-altai-mountains-cave/ 8 comments worldnews
- Humans got immunity boost from Neanderthals, study finds: Neanderthals, as well as hominids known as Denisovans, contributed key types of immune genes still found in human populations, scientists say. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-neanderthal-immune-genes-20110826,0,377237.story 5 comments science