Fragments of DNA from long-extinct human relatives still circulate in modern genomes, and in some cases they do more than linger. They actively shape how people survive in extreme environments. The ...

Geneticists have uncovered a faint but persistent signal in modern DNA that points to a vanished branch of humanity, a “ghost” lineage that left no confirmed skeletons or skulls behind. Instead of ...

Ancient DNA—from the bones of an individual found at an archaeological site in southern China—reveals the presence of a “ghost lineage” connected to the peoples of Tibet. This ghost lineage remained ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Xingyi archaeological site in Central Yunnan, China, was the final resting place for many deceased, but paleoanthropologist Tianyi Wang was ...