The human family tree is becoming harder to fit into the categories scientists have used for decades. Research from Monash ...

The traditional labels Homo, Australopithecus and Paranthropus may no longer match the tangled relationships revealed by the ...

The names scientists give to humanity’s ancient relatives are more than labels. They encode a story about who counts as close ...

The record of humanity is incomplete, but researchers discovered a well-preserved skull which calls into question assumptions ...

Recent advances in our understanding of human evolution challenge the way we currently name and classify our ancestors, according to new research from Monash University. The study, published in the ...

A new study could reshape human evolution by placing Australopithecus and Paranthropus within an expanded genus Homo.

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3.67 million years ago, ...

(Reuters) - The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. But scientists have struggled to ...

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Lucy walked on her own two feet. Scientists weren’t expecting that. We take a look back at the discovery of ‘Australopithecus afarensis’ 50 years ago. Donald Johanson really had no business going bone ...

The human family tree may be due for a major rewrite. Researchers argue that Australopithecus and Paranthropus should be ...