For years, the Java Sea looked like a gap in the record. Some of the most important Homo erectus fossils ever found came from ...
Scientists have identified a 3.3-million-year-old giant prehistoric monster crocodile species that likely hunted early human ...
Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ...
Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...
Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.
Researchers working in northeastern Ethiopia have discovered remains of a previously unknown branch of humanity. The fossils, which include teeth that date to between 2.8 million and 2.6 million years ...