Recently discovered fossils of _Paranthropus boisei_, an extinct human relative, reveal a surprising mix of human-like and gorilla-like features in the fingers.

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in th ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized lower right canine of a large proborhyaenid sparassodont in the Taubaté Basin ...

The fossils indicate that P. boisei ’s human-like hand proportions would have allowed it to handle stone tools with dexterity ...

After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...

Researchers have unearthed fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ...

Newly discovered footprints at Lake Turkana offer a rare glimpse into two ancient species coexisting and walking side by side ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...