Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on ...

New Ethiopian fossils show early Homo and Australopithecus lived together, revealing a complex human evolution story.

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors ...

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than you may realize.

Researchers working in Ethiopia’s Afar region have discovered a new species of human ancestor which cohabited with Homo sapiens.

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record?