One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...
In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little Foot,” fossil an exquisitely preserved hominin found in South Africa’s ...
An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning how one of the ...
A fossil belonging to an ancient hominin that lived seven million years ago bears the hallmarks of bipedalism, according to a ...
Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...
The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...
This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...
The classification of one of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever discovered, the skeleton known as Little Foot, has been called into question by an international research team led from La ...
Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.
Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...