Small pieces of tooth enamel from deep in a South African cave have begun to reveal secrets held for 2 million years by a distant human relative, a new study finds.. Archaeologists recovered teeth ...

These findings open a new window into human evolution – one that could reshape how we interpret diversity in our early ancestors by providing some of the oldest human genetic data from Africa. From ...

A 2-million-year-old skull from a large-toothed distant human cousin has been unearthed at an Australian-led archaeological dig deep in a South African cave system. Paranthropus robustus walked the ...

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Story by Palesa P. Madupe,Claire Koenig and Ioannis Patramanis For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: ...

Paranthropus robustus was a species of prehistoric human that lived in South Africa about 2 million years ago, alongside Homo ergaster, a direct ancestor of modern people. Fossils of Paranthropus ...

Since the discovery of the fossil remains of Australopithecus africanus from Taung nearly a century ago, and subsequent discoveries of Paranthropus robustus, there have been disagreements about the ...

A fossil leopard lower jawbone next to a skull fragment of a juvenile Paranthropus robustus. Note the two punctures in the skull, which match the spacing of the tips of the leopard's fangs—implying ...

The first almost complete set of hand bones from the ancient human relative Paranthropus boisei has been found, revealing a strong grip and potential for tool use. The find raises the possibility that ...

New research debunks a long-held belief about our ancestors' eating habits. New research from the University of Otago debunks a long-held belief about our ancestors' eating habits. For more than 60 ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built for heavy ...