Fossil Discovery of New Human Ancestor May Connect Us to Neandertals and Denisovans

A trio of jawbones, a leg bone, and a handful of vertebrae and teeth found in Morocco may represent one of the last common ...

Morocco fossil find leads to new understanding of human history and movement

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings ...

A 7 Million-Year-Old Fossil Could Rewrite Human History

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.
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Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright — and might even be a human ancestor

The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...
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The Top Human Evolution Discoveries of 2025, From the Intriguing Neanderthal Diet to the Oldest Western European Face Fossil

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...
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A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...
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Homo erectus wasn't the first human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, fossils suggest

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...