Around 2.3 million years ago, ancient human species such as Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus suddenly changed their diets.

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Millions of years ago, our ancient ancestors transitioned from the forests to the grasslands of Africa, where their need for new food sources led to their consumption of grasses. But recent research ...

New research reveals extreme size differences between male and female early human ancestors.

A new study reveals that some of our earliest human ancestors showed extreme differences in body size between males and ...

A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females.

Lucy, a 3.2 million old fossil skeleton of a human ancestor of Ethiopia, is set to be displayed in Europe for the first time; ...

The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, ...

Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 ...

New research shows Australopithecus, an early human ancestor, likely consumed little to no meat, challenging previous assumptions.