The discovery of Lucy, or “Dinknesh” as the remains are locally known, changed not just Johanson’s career but it also shed new light on how humans evolved and changed over time, according to Johanson, ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

An evolutionary biologist in China has built a case against the long-reigning 'out of Africa' theory, which suggests modern ...

With its remarkably large skulls, Homo juluensis is challenging our understanding of human evolution, suggesting a more ...