Fossil hand bones hint that ancient human relative Paranthropus made tools 1.5 million years ago
A 1.5-million-year-old set of hand bones, unearthed from a lake bed in Kenya, are the first to suggest…
Ardipithecus ramidus ankle provides evidence for African ape-like vertical climbing in the earliest hominins
Lovejoy, C. O., Latimer, B., Suwa, G., Asfaw, B. & White, T. D. Combining prehension and propulsion: the…
Million-year-old Skull Could Change Human Evolution Timeline
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
Million-year-old skull reconstruction hints at a new chapter in human evolution
Scientists have reconstructed a million-year-old skull found in central China, and say they’ve identified which group of early…
Future of world-significant fossil site secured with Nilpena cattle station sale
A quarter of a century ago, Ross and Jane Fargher opened the gates of their cattle station, Nilpena,…
Triassic reptile’s bizarre crest shakes up feather evolution theories
Mammals these days have hair, birds have feathers and reptiles have neither. But the relative nakedness of today’s…