Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in the ...

Researchers analysed 2 million-year-old Paranthropus robustus teeth from South Africa, uncovering ancient proteins that ...

Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

Hand bones from a human relative, found in Kenya, reveal features similar to those of living gorillas, complicating the evolutionary history of hand and tool manipulation. Tracy L. Kivell is in the ...

Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight has taken to the skies—but it wasn’t just carrying a cargo of wealthy investors in search of a taste of microgravity. Two very different passengers were ...