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

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 ...

Scientists argue ape-like Sahelanthropus tchadensis that lived in Africa 7m years ago is best contender but more are fossils needed ...

The Lucy fossil’s role in human evolution is debated: new discoveries question whether she was truly our direct ancestor.

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Learn how detailed 3D analysis uncovered evidence that upright walking emerged near the very start of the human lineage.

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

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

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.