Discovered in Denisova Cave in Siberia, this extinct human species lived from 300,000 to 40,000 years ago. DNA from a single finger bone revealed they interbred with both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens ...

When early humans first left Africa, they entered a world filled with giant herbivores and deadly predators. These now-extinct animals were part of their daily struggle to survive.

Disease-resistant frogs, cane-toad-munching quolls and other gene-edited native animals could be roaming the nation within ...