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A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

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For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

The Sock Monkey Museum is tucked away in Long Grove’s picturesque historic district, an area already renowned for its charming boutiques and small-town ambiance. Discovering this treasure feels like ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

“The hand shows it could form precision grips similar to ours, while also retaining powerful grasping capabilities more like ...

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For more than a century, scientists have been piecing together the puzzle of human evolution, examining fossil evidence to ...