The oldest ancestor of humans may be a seven-million-year-old ape, which started walking upright two million years earlier than other hominids. Sahelanthropus tchadensis was first discovered in 2002, ...

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the oldest human ancestor. A new analysis by a team of anthropologists offers ...

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In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little Foot,” fossil an exquisitely preserved hominin found in South Africa’s ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A 40-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in what investigators say was a tragic hunting accident while deer hunting with someone on family property near Lexington.

For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans. But as the list of ancient human relatives ...

Australian researchers have raised the possibility of the existence of a new human ancestor in connection with one of the world’s most complete human fossils. The specimen, nicknamed ‘Little Foot’, ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A 40-year-old man was accidentally shot and killed while hunting on private land near Lexington on Saturday. Zachary Wilson Cash of Lexington, a former Davidson County Sheriff’s Deputy, was pronounced ...

The team focused on the surface area (dental crown) of the back teeth (premolars and molars) of the Dmanisi specimens that had sufficient dental remains for analysis. They compared these to a database ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation has set turkey and deer hunting dates for the 2026-2027 seasons. Along with next year's hunting dates, MDC also announced that a series of proposed deer hunting ...