Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National ...

Fossilized teeth discovered in Ethiopia have revealed a new-to-science species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins that lived from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene. Not only does it ...

Recent fossil discoveries lend credence to the fascinating proposition that non-human species may have coexisted alongside our early human forebears. These unearthed remnants provide a glimpse into ...

A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females. The pronounced difference in body size present in both Australopithecus ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...