Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a mysterious human ancestor.

Paranthropus is often nicknamed ‘Nutcracker Man’ as they had impressive skulls with much larger jaws and molar teeth than our own. They also had flaring cheek bones and ridges on the braincase ...

This cave was probably a death trap. Nearly 800,000 years ago, carnivores dragged prey into a hollow carved into coastal rock near what is now Casablanca, Morocco. Hyenas regularly gnawed bones there.

A rare fossil discovery in Ethiopia has pushed the known range of Paranthropus hundreds of miles farther north than ever before. The 2.6-million-year-old jaw suggests this ancient relative of humans ...

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings us closer to filling the knowledge gap. View on euronews ...

The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify when African and Eurasian human lineages began to diverge.