The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

Scientists have finally cracked the mystery wrapped around 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the “Burtele Foot” which was discovered in 2009 in Ethiopia. According to recent discovery, the foot ...

An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning how one of the ...

The classification of one of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever discovered, the skeleton known as Little Foot, has been called into question by an international research team led from La ...

New burial dating techniques applied to South African cave sediments reveal that Australopithecus fossils are far older than ...

The new findings add depth to the understanding of this period of human evolution, long before our species Homo sapiens arose roughly 300,000 years ago WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Scientists have solved the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...