Also not clear is whether Neanderthals and Denisovans communicated differently from humans, but researchers increasingly think there were few differences in the species’ cognitive abilities.

It enabled information sharing, coordinated activities, and knowledge transfer, setting us apart from extinct hominids like Neanderthals and Denisovans. A study published in Nature Communications ...

Speech allowed us to share information, coordinate activities and pass down knowledge, giving us an edge over extinct cousins like Neanderthals and Denisovans. The new study, published in the journal ...

It is identified as a member of the Denisovan group, which was initially discovered in the Denisova Cave located in Kazakhstan. Other bone has been found linking this “ghost” race with Neanderthals ...

Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.