Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and ...

A team of researchers led by ASU found strange fossils in Ethiopia. They believe they've discovered a new species related to ...

Researchers have discovered fossils of a previously unknown human relative, potentially coexisting with early _Homo_ species, in Ethiopia's Ledi-Geraru research area.

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on ...

Lucy was recovered in Ethiopia in 1974 from what was an ancient lake near fossilized remains of crocodiles, turtle eggs and ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you ...

A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females. The pronounced difference in body size present in both Australopithecus ...

Australopithecus afarensis (the iconic “Lucy”) is portrayed thoughtfully gazing up at the sky, while Australopithecus africanus is presented smiling, perhaps at a friend’s wry remark.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In took thirty years for the African ape-men, Australopithecus africanus, to gain general acceptance as members of the Hominidae. Lately, ...

Evolution is the process of heritable change in populations of organisms over multiple generations. Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including ...