Paranthropus had distinctive traits that make them a key part of our evolutionary story. This video explains their significance and what scientists have uncovered about them.

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

Dental remains confirm that Homo Naledi belongs to the Homo genus, though their timeline placement remains uncertain. The emergence of an ancient Australopithecus or Paranthropus species surviving ...

Small clusters of pits in tooth enamel may be traced back to a single evolutionary lineage millions of years ago.

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

The Omo collection includes teeth attributed to Paranthropus, Australopithecus and Homo, the three most recent and well-known hominin genera. This allowed us to track the telltale pitting across ...

The Omo collection includes teeth attributed to Paranthropus, Australopithecus and Homo, the three most recent and well-known hominin genera. This allowed us to track the telltale pitting across ...

Initially, we thought the pits might be unique to P. robustus. But our latest research shows this kind of pitting also occurs in other Paranthropus species in eastern Africa. We even found it in some ...