Paranthropus boisei was Capable of Tool Making, New Fossil Suggests
Paleoanthropologists have unearthed and examined a hominin partial skeleton that includes hand and foot bones unambiguously associated with…
Humans Evolved from African Ape-Like Ancestor, Research Suggests
In new research, paleoanthropologists from the United States and Canada analyzed the morphology of a hominin talus (large…
Lead Exposure May Have Influenced Evolution of Human Brain, Behavior, and Development of Language
Several hominids — Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, early Homo sp., Gigantopithecus blacki, Pongo sp., Papio sp., Homo neanderthalensis,…
New study challenges date of first humans’ arrival to Australia
In a new study, anthropologists in Australia argued that hominins arrived on the continent a little later than…
Denisovan DNA May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive in Americas
Thousands of years ago, ancient Homo sapiens undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of km of ice over…