A mega-catalog of 1,231 fossils reveals that Homo was never a rare species in Omo-Turkana and rewrites the history of our ...

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In a fossil first, researchers have announced the discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints that prove two different ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built for heavy ...

The fossils themselves are modest in appearance. A juvenile lower jaw packed with baby and emerging adult teeth, several ...

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

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and even a perfectly preserved body doesn't tell the whole story of how that ...

Dive into the world of our ancient cousins and discover the key differences between Paranthropus and Homo. Understanding these species helps us learn more about where we come ...