Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Chinese researchers have uncovered a jade dragon artifact inside a 5,000-year-old tomb. Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 jade artifacts in the ancient tomb belonging to a major Neolithic ...

CHINA DAILY Dragons are not only mythical but also mystical in Chinese culture. They convey strength, wisdom and good fortune. In ancient times, the dragon was regarded as a divine being capable ...

A reconstruction of an ancient Chinese skull may tie the Dragon Man lineage even closer to Homo sapiens.; Scientists have revealed potential ties between Denisovans, Dragon Man, and Yunxian Man lines.

Said to reside at the bottoms of pools and lakes, dragons symbolized majesty and power in ancient China. As one scholar wrote in the 11th century, “None of the animals is so wise as the dragon.” ...

From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth. Today marks the Lunar New Year heralding the year of the dragon – or ...

As the Spring Festival is around the corner, the world is expecting a unique Year of the Dragon associated with this auspicious symbol. Of all the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac system, only the ...

An international team of researchers has unveiled a fossil of a 240-million-year-old marine reptile similar to a "snake-like mythical Chinese dragon".

A symbol of prosperity. Where the Chinese dragon first came from is still debated by historians and archaeologists. But one of the most ancient images of the loong was unearthed in a tomb in 1987 ...