Meet the Denisovans, Humans' Mysterious Cousins | Dr. Anna Funk

Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Until relatively recently, there were multiple types of humans on Earth in addition to Homo sapiens. Neanderthals, of course, but have you met the mysterious, more recently discovered Denisovans?

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