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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) Almost 2 million years ...

Researchers have unearthed fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ago. The discovery, near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, reveals that this ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

Were early humans hunters — or hunted? For decades, researchers believed that Homo habilis — the earliest known species in our genus — marked the moment humans rose from prey to predators. They were ...

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A new study may be about to rewrite a part of our early human history. It has long been thought that Homo habilis, often considered the first true human species, was the one to turn the tables on the ...

For decades, Homo habilis has been depicted as one of the first human species to ascend to the top of the food chain, shifting from prey to predator. Early hominins are generally thought to have ...

One of the earliest human ancestors suffered a horrifically brutal death at the mercy of an extinct mega-predator in what may rank among the most savage demises in history. The individual known as OH7 ...

One of humanity's earliest ancestors suffered what may rank amongst the most brutal and horrific deaths in recorded history at the mercy of an extinct prehistoric monster. The individual known as OH7 ...

One of the oldest man’s grim death at the jaws of an extinct mega-beast may be one of the most violent and grim in history. The man dubbed OH7, was a Homo habilis, one of the oldest human species ...

Do you know why the scientific name for human beings isn't just "humans"? It has an interesting reason! Homo sapiens, the scientific name for humans, is a way to tell what kind of people we are. It ...