Scientists have unearthed the remains of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, potentially one of our earliest ancestors. A new analysis ...

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...

The classification of one of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever discovered, the skeleton known as Little Foot, has been called into question by an international research team led from La ...

An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning how one of the ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

In the arid landscapes of the Afar region in Ethiopia, a series of bones dating back 3.4 million years could shake up what we ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Using 3D technology and other methods, the team identified Sahelanthropus’s femoral tubercle, which is the point of ...

A fossil belonging to an ancient hominin that lived seven million years ago bears the hallmarks of bipedalism, according to a ...

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the oldest human ancestor. A ...