The remarkable discovery has reignited the debate over which hominim species gave rise to modern humans.
The find is helping to improve our understanding of this obscure member of the hominin family tree.
Anthropologists have published the results of a new study in to two fossil skeletons found in South Africa.
Scientists have identified the first known example of first-generation interbreeding between two extinct hominins.
The surprising find has the potential to completely rewrite everything we know of early human history.
Scientists have found signs of bone cancer in the fossil remains of an early South African hominin.
Scientists believe that an early human ancestor discovered 40 years ago died after falling out of a tree.
Fossil remains of an ancient hominim species dating back 1.34 million years have been unearthed.