Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

(Reuters) - The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. But scientists have struggled to ...

For years, a small set of foot bones from Ethiopia sat at the center of a quiet puzzle, so scientists kept circling back to ...

Newfound fossils in modern-day Ethiopia suggest that the mysterious foot belonged to a recently named species, Australopithecus deyiremeda. The finding could alter the story of human evolution ...

Natural history is a difficult thing to conceptualize. You’ve got eons of undocumented progress, like the evolution of many species. Take, for example, the Australopithecus, an ancient great ape ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The evolution of the human pattern of axial segmentation has been the focus of considerable discussion in paleoanthropology. Although several ...

"I imagine there might be some though who will be skeptical -- as is always the case." Their argument centers on a timeline: The oldest known Homo fossil, a jawbone, is dated at 2.8 million years old, ...

A set of footprints found in the east African country of Tanzania from millions of years ago have long been thought to belong to a bear, but researchers have discovered they actually belonged to an ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Everything we know about the group of human ancestors called australopiths comes from just a few dozen fossils. But a skull discovered in Ethiopia ...

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts after he was called for a foul against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of their NBA basketball game at ...