Is this humankind's earliest ancestor? Scientists argue a 7 million-year-old ape-like animal was the first to walk on two legs

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...
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New Fossil Analysis Suggests This Seven-Million-Year-Old Primate Walked on Two Legs, Potentially Making It the Oldest Known Human Ancestor

Fresh findings about arm and leg bones advance the debate over whether Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, but not ...
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Seven-million-year biped may be the earliest human ancestor

This tiny bump on an ancient thigh bone has become a big deal for anyone trying to pin down when the human story truly began.

Humankind's earliest ancestor? Scientists say a 7 million-year-old species was first to walk upright

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...

Can animals read? Not in the human way.

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

Humans Rank Between Meerkats and Beavers in the Monogamy “League Table”

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked “monotocous” species, meaning it usually has one offspring per pregnancy, ...