Scientists uncover traces of two mysterious 'ghost' ancestors in human DNA

The new findings suggest modern-day humans are the result of thousands of years of interbreeding between various groups of primates called hominis - but only one survives today: Homo sapiens

NewsWorld NewsScienceThe new discovery explains how we got here todayEthan Davies07:46, 31 Jul 2026Updated 07:51, 31 Jul 2026A caveman may have interbred between hominis(Image: gorodenkoff via Getty Images)Traces of ‘ghost ancestors’ have been found in human DNA in what scientists are calling an 'exciting' discovery.‌S

Scientists analyzing modern genomes may have found a long-lost branch of the human family tree