Evolution

A paper in the latest issue of the journal Nature suggests a common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, … Human split from other primatesRead more

A series of dark, craggy pinnacles rises 80 metres above the grassy plains of Namibia. The peaks call to mind something ancient — the burial … What sparked the Cambrian explosion?Read more

One of the dominant theories of our evolution is that our genus, Homo, evolved from small-bodied early humans to become the taller, heavier and longer … Earliest humans had diverse range of body typesRead more

HALLMARK TRAITS of the human body did not all arise anew in our species. Instead they emerged piecemeal in our forebears over millions of years. … What Makes Humans Special?Read more

Exciting new fossils discovered east of Lake Turkana confirm that there were two additional species of our genus — Homo — living alongside our direct … New Kenyan Fossils Shed Light On Early Human EvolutionRead more

Early Meat-Eating Human Ancestors Thrived While Vegetarian Hominin Died Out The hominin Australopithecus, which lived from about 4 million to 2 million years ago, is … Early Meat-Eating Human AncestorsRead more

Jaw structures suggest that at least three Homo species once roamed the African plains Fossilized skulls show that at least three distinct species belonging to … Fossils point to a big family for human ancestorsRead more