The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of ...

Most people rarely think about which hand they use to button a shirt, hold a spoon or write a shopping list. The choice feels ...

For much of the last century, the story of early technology seemed straightforward. The genus Homo made stone tools, and their appearance marked a turning point on the path that eventually led to ...

The Progression of Man apparently wasn’t as gradual as once thought. UK researchers found that our ancestors experienced a rapid growth spurt between 2 and 2.5 million years ago, potentially due to ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

"Little Foot" isn't just a beloved character from "The Land Before Time," it's also the name given to the fossil of a human ancestor found in a South African cave in 1994. Although critical features, ...

Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3.67 million years ago, thanks to digital reconstruction technology. Renowned paleoanthropologist ...

What did the face of our ancestors look like 3 million years ago? Meet the reconstructed face of "Little Foot" - the most complete biological Australopithecus specimen that ever existed. What did the ...

What did the face of our ancestors look like three million years ago? Our international team has answered this question by virtually reconstructing the facial fragments of Little Foot, the most ...

What did the face of our ancestors look like 3 million years ago? Meet the reconstructed face of “Little Foot” – the most complete biological Australopithecus specimen that ever existed. The search ...

Lucy is 3.2 million years old, small enough to have stood just over a metre tall, yet central to one of the biggest questions in science: how humans began. This world-famous fossil is now on display ...

Australopithecus fossils are a million years older than thought New burial dating techniques applied to South African cave sediments reveal that Australopithecus fossils are far older than previously ...