How a Child’s Skull Found in a Quarry Changed the Story of Human Origins

A child's skull discovered in a South African quarry in 1924 changed human history. Named the Taung Child, this fossil proved ...
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From Afar to Olduvai: asteroid Donaldjohanson's landmarks get names tied to human origins

The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and like the ...

Ancient teeth unlock million-year-old secrets of where early humans evolved

Joseph Shavit Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after ...
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Australopithecus fossils in South Africa may be 1 million years older than thought

New dating of sediments from the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa suggests some Australopithecus fossils are around 3.4 to ...

Ancient teeth reveal clues to the environment humans’ early ancestors evolved in millions of years ago

These clues from ancient meals are enabling scientists to reconstruct pictures of entire ecosystems, including forests, wetlands and grasslands that existed at the time. It’s a reminder that in a very ...