The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells us more than you’d think about the relationships between our fossil ...

A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and genetic variability via sequencing of enamel proteins from four Paranthropus ...

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: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These findings open a new window into human evolution – one that could reshape how we interpret diversity in our early ancestors ...

The ability to study ancient DNA has revolutionized our ability to understand our own species’ past. It has clarified our relationship with Neanderthals and revealed the existence of Denisovans. But ...

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 ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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 ...

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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 ...