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

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

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

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

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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

Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, ...

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

A landmark study of an ancient thigh bone confirms when our earliest ancestors stood upright. This discovery proves that the ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...

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