A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity. The skull that commanded Dart’s attention ...

John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, says Australopithecus, and the Taung skull specifically, combined three things in a way that no scientists had predicted.

The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered ... In her current shape, Lucy consists of fossilised dental remains, skull fragments, parts of the pelvis and femur.

By analyzing the structure of bird skulls using advanced digital technology, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia and the University of Lethbridge in Canada have developed a new way ...

The cartoonist’s range is as impressive as it is irritating (how can one person draw perfectly in so many ... it’s pretty easy to manage, as it’s almost all books, notebooks, and original ...