Human ancestor

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest shoes in Europe. They are a pair of grass-woven sandals which appear to be six thousand years old. Scientists had been exploring a bat cave in Spain when they found them. They also...

Back in 2003, scientists made a discovery in Indonesia. They found some ancient human-like bones in a cave. After careful examination, they concluded that the person these bones belonged to was most likely a woman. What made her unique was...

  New research using advanced 3D muscle modeling has shed light on our ancient ancestor "Lucy," who lived 3.2 million years ago. The findings indicate that Lucy, belonging to the extinct species Australopithecus afarensis, had the ability to stand and walk...

A recent study conducted by archaeologists in South Africa has made a significant discovery. They have found footprints belonging to Homo sapiens, dating back to 153,000 years ago. These footprints are the oldest tracks ever found that can be...

India has decided to remove references to Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution from school textbooks. The textbooks in question are used in ninth and tenth-grade science classes in Indian public schools. For the 2021-22 school year, the National...

A recent study has determined that ancient human ancestors were bipedal around seven million years ago. This is a critical event in the development of our species and one that scientists are keen to date precisely. This is based on...