Oldest known bony fish fossils uncover early vertebrate evolution

A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

Did the first human ancestor originate in the Balkans? New fossil shows evidence of bipedalism

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.

These Tiny Teeth Could Change What We Know About Human Origins

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.
Archaeology

Possible Early Human Ancestor Femur Uncovered in the Balkans

According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, an international team of researchers who evaluated a fossil femur unearthed at the site of Azmaka in southern Bulgaria suggests that it ...
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The oldest human ancestor may have just been found somewhere very unexpected

It has long been thought that hominins – the taxonomic tribe to which humans belong – first appeared in Africa around 7 million years ago. However, researchers may have just found the remains of an ...
New Scientist

How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Scientists re-examined the skulls of our ancestors—and changed the timeline of human migration

Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older ...