A sculptor's rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis is displayed as part of an exhibition that includes the 3.2 ...

How far back in evolutionary history does kissing go? Through phylogenetic analysis, an international team of scientists ...

On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ...

Scientists linked a mystery fossil foot to a tree-climbing human ancestor that likely lived alongside Lucy's species 3.4 ...

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

Fossils newly discovered in Ethiopia indicate that previously unidentified foot bones belong to the ancient human relative ...

Scientists uncover the Burtele Foot's origins, revealing insights into human evolution and coexistence of early hominins.

When researchers in China announced a possible new human species from a cave in Hebei province, they did more than add another name to our already crowded family tree. They introduced a population ...

Scientists have finally cracked the mystery wrapped around 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the “Burtele Foot” which was ...

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A new study from Oxford University shows that humans and Neanderthals most likely kissed each other back in the distant past.