The origin of the hominine lineage—encompassing modern humans, chimpanzees ... remarkably preserved and dated to approximately 8.7 million years ago, offers unparalleled insights into the ...

now provide evidence that human ancestors of the genus Australopithecus that lived in southern Africa between 3.7 and 3.3 million years ago subsisted mostly on plants. "Tooth enamel is the hardest ...

Human eyes could also become bigger and more sensitive to see in dim conditions or be enhanced with a number of technological augmentations. 7 million years ago - First gorillas evolve.

“We reveal how early humans – known as hominins – were ... the world shows Homo erectus adapted at least 1.2 million years ago – long before our species, Homo sapiens, emerged.

More than a million years ago, long before our species Homo sapiens emerged, early humans adapted to desert-like conditions. Kaplan was a co-author of the findings published Thursday in the ...