Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Little Foot’ does not fit into any known species, prompting the suggestion that an as-yet unidentified human ancestor may ...

A WORLD-FAMOUS fossil nicknamed “Little Foot” may actually belong to a new humanlike species. The fossil was previously ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

Scientists generally agree that Little Foot belongs to the Australopithecus genus, but disagree on which species. Some say it's a member of the well-known A. africanus, while its discoverers suggested ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

Little Foot was a bipedal like humans, but likely foraged and slept in trees like primates, while the shape of the hand is more human than primate. Dating of the specimen has been difficult, with ...

Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre ...

Sometimes, a thing so improbable happens that you consider not even telling others – there is no way they're going to believe ...

JOHANNESBURG and LONDON -- At least nine people were killed early Sunday as a group of assailants opened fired with pistols ...