Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17 to 18 million years ago and may sit very close to the ancestor of all ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ardi is the oldest known partial skeleton of a hominin and shows foot features that are transitioning from vertical climbing to bipedal walking.

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.

The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth. A ...

Early Apes to “Hominization” (35 to 8 Million Years Ago) The story of human evolution usually starts at the point our distant ancestors began to separate from the apes, whose own ancestors are ...

Dartmouth and University of St Andrews researchers propose "scrumping" as a new word to describe the fondness African apes have for eating fermented fruit from the ground. Recent research suggests the ...

A prehistoric hominin that lived more than four million years ago in Ethiopia may have climbed like a chimp and walked a bit like a human. Known as Ardipithecus ramidus – or Ardi for short – this ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 4.4-million-year-old female skeleton named Ardi may ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ardi is the oldest known partial skeleton of a hominin ...