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Researcher Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into an Expanded Genus Homo

Towle argues a clade-based reclassification would better match ancestry and reduce repeated renaming of close human relatives.

Study Says Fruit and Honey Fueled Early Human Brain Growth

Scientists Detect DNA From Two Unknown Ancient Hominins in Modern Humans

Study Says 'Hobbits' Scavenged Komodo Dragon Kills, Not Big-Game Hunters

Study Finds Healthy, Connected Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Before Extinction

Major Hominin Body‑Size Jump Identified Around 2 Million Years Ago

Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

Study Ties Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Bigger Brains

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

Ancient DNA Study Finds 479 Human Gene Variants Shaped by Selection

PNAS Nexus Study Argues Human Grammar Evolved to Showcase Wit

New Species Crocodylus lucivenator, Likely Predator of 'Lucy,' Described From Ethiopia

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

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct

Study Links Humans’ Use of Fire to Evolution in Burn-Response Genes

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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