(Reuters) - The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. But scientists have struggled to ...

Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human evolution across Africa.

The original skull, digital scan, and reconstructed face of Little Foot. Credit: Amélie Beaudet. Scientists have finally ...

For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans. But as the list of ancient human relatives ...

Scientists have finally come face-to-face with an ancient human ancestor called Little Foot. A new digital reconstruction reveals the visage of one of our oldest close human relatives, researchers ...

A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the oldest specimens of Homo, coexisted at the same place in Africa at the ...

Paranthropus boisei, Paranthropus robustus, and Paranthropus aethiopicus are examined as a distinct but debated branch of ...