Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

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The fossils indicate that P. boisei ’s human-like hand proportions would have allowed it to handle stone tools with dexterity ...

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The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

Researchers have unearthed fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.