In a new study, scientists have been able to use peptides taken from an ancient hominin to determine its sex – and at 3.5 ...

Australopithecus came before us, but that doesn't tell us which specific individual species is our ancestor. The fossil ...

New research shows that ancient humans, Australopithecus, had a plant-based diet, challenging long-held meat-eating theories.

In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone ...

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

It’s been 100 years since Australopithecus africanus was first described in the journal Nature, suggesting that the African continent had been the birthplace of humanity. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks ...

Researchers have recreated the famous hominin’s running form – and it doesn’t look like she’d have won any marathons ...

"Lucy's skeletal remains will be displayed in Europe for the first time ever," Fiala said. The exhibition will also feature ...

Researchers were able to recreate the running form of the famous hominin. Spoiler: she’s not winning any marathons.

The 3.18-million-year-old remains of Lucy, one of the oldest human ancestors, will be displayed in Europe for the first time ever.

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...