New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing skills ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A recent study from Washington University in St. Louis has found new evidence that strengthens the theory that humans evolved from ape-like ancestors in Africa. The findings, ...

The recent analysis of a 4.4-million-year-old ankle bone in Ethiopia showed that the ancient species Ardipithecus ramidus may have served as a transitional species between apes and humans, indicating ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

PRAGUE — The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.

New reports about a 4.4 million-year-old human ancestor claim that the creature lived in a primarily grassy environment and emerged before human and ape lineages diverged. These assertions contrast ...

The news media have been abuzz for the past few weeks with articles, documentaries and other features about the unearthing of a very old set of bones. The bones belong to Ardipithecus ramidus or, as ...

A new method to estimate sexual dimorphism in fossil species near the base of our family tree has been just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), through the joint ...