Ancient hominid fossils are the best evidence we have for tracking the evolution of humankind, but with all the gaps that still exist in our knowledge, placing these fossils at the right points on a ...

Australopithecus Africanus lived around 3.3 – 2.1 million years ago in Southern Africa, hence the name Australopithecus (Southern ape) Africanus (from Africa). Two skulls have been discovered to be ...

Dive into the fascinating world of Australopithecus, the first known upright ancestor of humans, exploring their habitat, lifestyle, and evolutionary impact. Map shows where COVID cases are rising in ...

New research suggests the famous “Little Foot” fossil may belong to a completely unknown human species. The finding challenges long-held views of early human evolution. Credit: La Trobe University The ...

In 1998, a unique fossil was discovered in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves, a site long associated with discoveries of interest to paleoanthropologists. The specimen, nicknamed “Little Foot,” was ...

In 1998, researchers discovered one of the most complete known human ancestral fossils in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves. Almost two decades later, Ronald Clarke, the paleoanthropologist who had ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found could be an entirely new species, according to a new study. The fossil, found in South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves in 1998 and dubbed "the ...

About 3.4 million years ago, in what is now the Afar region of Ethiopia, at least two different kinds of early human relatives walked the same landscape. The new paper reports additional jaws and ...

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On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...