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Thanks to hundreds of fossil remains found in Africa studies can explore new scenarios about how our ancestors lived and evolved.

The findings suggest that this specimen could climb and move in trees. But it may also have been able to walk on the ground. This echoes previous studies.

What did the face of our ancestors looks like 3 million years ago? Meet the reconstructed skull of “Little Foot” which provides valuable insights into how our ancestors adapted to their environment.

Using a method applied directly to ancient hominin teeth, researchers have calculated the age of several important fossils.

There has been much debate over the years as to exactly how “Lucy” walked.

When a skeleton of the so-called ‘Hobbit’ - scientific name Homo floresiensis - was unearthed in Indonesia in 2003 it would go on to cause a major furor in anthropological circles like few others before…

The hominin known as Lucy may not be the direct ancestor of humans.

Walking has taken a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa roughly 4.4 million years ago.

Curiously uniform dimples on the teeth of ancient hominins may give scientists a new way to trace their origins and relationships.

Studying the lower back allows researchers to understand how the species’ anatomy was adapted for different kinds of movement.