https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012091129.htm
Researchers suggest the last common ancestor of the apes was substantially smaller than previously thought.
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https://news.asu.edu/20250813-science-and-technology-asu-scientists-uncover-new-fossils-and-new-species-ancient-human
A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus and the oldest specimens of Homo...
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/early-human-ancestor-found-to-be-more-leopard-prey-than-predator-thanks-to-ai-48069
Sep 24, 2025 - Learn more about Homo habilis, and how AI may have proved that this early human was likely leopard prey.
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https://interestingengineering.com/science/oldest-human-ancestor-sahelanthropus-bipedal-signs
Jan 2, 2026 - Using 3D technology and other methods, the team identified Sahelanthropus’s femoral tubercle, which is the point of attachment for the largest and most...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fossil-discovery-of-new-human-ancestor-may-connect-us-to-neandertals-and/
Jan 7, 2026 - Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ancestor of modern humans,...
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https://www.sciencealert.com/lucy-the-human-ancestor-was-likely-just-as-good-at-climbing-as-walking
Dec 2, 2016 - Over four decades ago, scientists discovered the fossils of an early human ancestor that lived about 3.18 million years ago.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/controversial-ancestor-found-to-have-done-something-eerily-human
Jan 2, 2026 - A controversial hominid that lived 7 million years ago may have walked on two legs after all, according to a new analysis of its fossilized bones.
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