The Human Family Tree May Need a Major Rewrite
New Monash University research argues our Paranthropus (pictured) and Australopithecus ancestors who lived up to 5 million years…
Wild monkeys challenge a long-held assumption about the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees
Wild sooty mangabey monkeys can bend the middle of their feet almost as much as chimpanzees flex their…
Scientists Just Reconstructed the 3.6-Million-Year-Old Skull of ‘Little Foot’, One of Our Oldest Relatives
Left to right: The original skull, digital scan, and reconstructed face of Little Foot. Credit: Amélie Beaudet Scientists…
Neanderthals’ meat-only diet should have killed them; scientists finally reveal how maggot menu kept them alive
‘Would you rather eat slimy maggots or crunchy beetles?’ Survivalist Bear Grylls once answered Entertainment Weekly without hesitation:…