Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Two-legged walking originated in the Ardipithecus group — our earliest human ancestors who lived ... leaving a formerly occupied niche open for other species to take over.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our understanding of human ... out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four other kinds of ...

"If other species follow the same pattern as the mammals and birds... we are facing a serious threat to global biodiversity associated with our growing human population." [5]. So where does wildlife ...

Until now, the oldest-known human species in Western Europe was the Homo antecessor. Experts have found Homo antecessor remains that are around 850,000 years old. The oldest human ancestor found ...

Some animals cooperate with members of other species. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250225122331.htm ...

(Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary ...

However, it wasn’t immediately obvious which species of prehistoric human the team had found ... forward face … which makes it similar to other Homo erectus (specimens),” she added.