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 ...

They detected clear chemical signatures in these remains, which indicated that lead exposure for these species dated back to ...