and a second mystery tooth had also been found in 2017. The fossils represented an additional ape, Buronius, that would have weighed about 22 pounds in life. “Now published, Buronius is the ...

The ape-like human ancestor Australopithecus—perhaps best known from the iconic fossil ‘Lucy’—might ... using the nitrogen ratios in fossilized teeth. “This method opens up exciting ...

What we do know is that by the time our genus, Homo, emerged over two million years ago, hominins were regularly eating meat.

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains. This carnivorous origin story has become so entrenched that few questioned it: our ...

Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) sides of the fossil skull belonging to Bastetodon syrtos. A left lateral view of Bastetodon syrtos. Based on the shape of the skull and teeth, scientists think ...