Denisovan fossils in China reveal strong hunting adaptations
Analysis of remains from Bianfu Cave shows Denisovans were agile hunters who exploited local resources over 120,000 years.
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6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 9 Sept 2026. Nature published first, on 9 September at 00:00 UTC; Latest News from Science Magazine followed 11h 00m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 13 September at 02:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Nature (major outlet), Latest News from Science Magazine (major outlet), Scientific American, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, Times of India, South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- NatureDenisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies
- NatureAncient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China
- NatureWho were the Denisovans? Rich trove of fossils and tools paints new picture
- Latest News from Science MagazineDenisovans were strong and agile hunters, fossil elbow and primitive tools suggest
- Scientific AmericanScientists unlock new clues to what Denisovans, a mysterious ancient human ancestor, looked like
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesChinese cave traces Denisovan hunting and adaptation across 120,000 years
- Times of IndiaAncient DNA reveals North America’s ‘cheetah’ was actually closer to pumas
- South China Morning PostDenisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’
Sources
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- Denisovans were strong and agile hunters, fossil elbow and primitive tools suggest Latest News from Science Magazine ·
- Denisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies Nature ·
- Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China Nature ·
- Who were the Denisovans? Rich trove of fossils and tools paints new picture Nature ·
- Denisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’ South China Morning Post
- Ancient DNA reveals North America’s ‘cheetah’ was actually closer to pumas Times of India
- Chinese cave traces Denisovan hunting and adaptation across 120,000 years Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Scientists unlock new clues to what Denisovans, a mysterious ancient human ancestor, looked like Scientific American
In this story
- DENISOVANS
- Bianfu Cave
- SOUTHWESTERN CHINA