A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry suggests that early human ancestors of the genus Australopithecus ...

Eating has always been one of humankind's defining activities. Food is not just sustenance; it has shaped our evolution, ...

A recent study has discovered an interesting link between the tool selection behavior of chimpanzees and early human ancestors. Published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the research showed how ...

New research provides the first direct evidence that Australopithecus, an important early human ancestor that displayed a mix of ape-like and human-like traits, consumed very little or no meat ...

Our early human ancestor was capable of running, if slowly, a new study finds. By Franz Lidz More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still ...

The traditional origin story for modern humans says that early groups migrated out of Africa 60,000 years ago. Most non-Africans can trace their origin to those migrations, but new evidence ...

Scientists have found evidence that a sudden event in ancient forests gave rise to humankind’s early ancestors. The indirect ...

It is the first time researchers use ... 4, 2024 — A new study sheds light on how long humans in the Americas have had relationships with the ancestors of today's dogs -- and asks an 'existential ...

an important early human ancestor, consumed meat or plant-based diet. New research reveals that Australopithecus africanus, an early human ancestor, primarily ate plants. Fossilised tooth analysis ...

An early human ancestor of our species successfully navigated harsher and more arid terrains for longer in Eastern Africa than previously thought, according to a new study published in Nature ...