Africa’s Turkana Rift has entered a critical stage of continental breakup
The crust beneath the Turkana Rift has thinned to about 13 kilometers, placing the region in an advanced…
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…
1.4-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a Giant Human Relative
One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for…
Were Our Ancestors More Like Gorillas Than Humans? New Study Reveals Shocking Size Gap
New research by UAlbany anthropologist Adam D. Gordon finds substantial sexual dimorphism in some of our early human…