In the southern province of Guizhou, China, paleontologists have uncovered an extraordinary fossil that offers a rare glimpse into the deep past. The discovery, of a nearly complete skeleton ...

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A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

Using cutting-edge DNA analysis, scientists have uncovered the true identity of an ancient human relative nicknamed the "Dragon Man." The mystery began with a giant, human-like skull discovered by a ...