A major fossil discovery about our ancient ancestor has occurred in Kenya. Researchers have found hand and foot bones ...

Researchers say the remains of ‘Paranthropus boisei’ reveal that this ancient relative was capable of powerfully manipulating ...

Decades after the discovery of the Oldowan toolkit, we’re still waiting for the species responsible to put their hand up.

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The 2.8 million-year-old bone may mark the first human branch in the primate family tree. It wasn't just a bigger brain that marked the shift,... Jaw Fossil In Ethiopia Likely Oldest Ever Found In ...

Human ancestors nearly died out between around 930,000 to 813,000 years ago in an evolutionarily pivotal population bust, a contested new study concludes. This potential winnowing of human ancestors ...

A recent study sheds new light on the ecological adaptability of early humans at the time when they first expanded their range outside Africa, 2--1 million years ago. A recent study by University of ...

WASHINGTON - It may be time to move over and share the human branch of the family tree with chimpanzees, says a researcher who has studied how closely the two are related. Humans and chimps share 99.4 ...

Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along ...