12+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1268+ words) The first protein analysis of the fossil teeth of Homo naledi showed that all individuals in the cave system are female. This may provide further evidence that these extinct human relatives had some form of culture. An international team of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1659+ words) Forget the old image of humans marching out from the savannah. A coastal origin story from the southern Cape places women, children, shellfish and the sea at the heart of human innovation and migration. A stone hand axe found on…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1603+ words) South Africans live down the road from some of the oldest human ancestors. Mrs Ples strode around the Gauteng hills almost three million years ago. A few hundred years before that, Lucy sharpened rocks on the Ethiopian highlands. Until recently,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (626+ words) The genomes of 28 ancient hunter-gatherers from southern Africa have revealed a population with unique genetic variants that contributed to the evolution and adaptation of Homo sapiens. The research published in the journal Nature shows that southern Africa served as a…...