Australopithecus discoveries rewriting our origin story New fossil discoveries in Africa are transforming our understanding of Australopithecus and its place in human evolution. Evidence now shows ...

Of all the early human ancestor fossils ever found, “Lucy” may be the most famous among examples of Australopithecus, a group of ancient hominins that lived in what is now Africa more than two million ...

New dating of sediments from the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa suggests some Australopithecus fossils are around 3.4 to 3.7 million years old, roughly a million years older than many earlier ...

Scientists can now come face to face with an early human ancestor nicknamed Little Foot who lived 3.67 million years ago, thanks to digital reconstruction technology. Renowned paleoanthropologist ...