It's called Australopithecus sediba, which means "southern ape, wellspring." It lived about 2 million years ago, and it both climbed in trees and walked upright.

Paranthropus had distinctive traits that make them a key part of our evolutionary story. This video explains their significance and what scientists have uncovered about them.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

Paleontology may be entering another great era of discovery: characterized by serial misidentification in decades past.

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is recognizing a celebrity found by researchers from the museum, Aquilops ...

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When it comes to closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, chimpanzees and bonobos top the list. They share a common ancestor and over 98% of our DNA. Both species belong to the genus Pan.