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PNAS Study Finds Neanderthal and Human Brain Anatomy Largely Overlap

The authors argue population dynamics, not innate deficits, best explain Neanderthals' disappearance.

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct

First Afar Paranthropus Fossil Pushes Genus’ Range 1,000 Kilometers North

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years May Sit Near Human Lineage's Root

773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Recast the Early Family Tree of Modern Humans

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Anchor African Ancestors Near Modern Human Roots

NYU-Led Reanalysis Points to Bipedalism in 7-Million-Year-Old Sahelanthropus

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Study Finds 'Little Foot' May Be an Undocumented Australopithecus Lineage

Humans Rank Seventh in New Mammal Monogamy Study, Below Beavers and Above Meerkats

Nature Study Ties Burtele Foot to A. deyiremeda, Reveals Coexistence With A. afarensis

New Ethiopian Fossils Link 3.4-Million-Year-Old ‘Burtele Foot’ to Australopithecus deyiremeda

Nature Study Links 2009 Burtele Foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

New Model Recasts Neanderthal 'Extinction' as Genetic Absorption Into Modern Humans

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power