Fresh findings about arm and leg bones advance the debate over whether Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, but not ...

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

The oldest ancestor of humans may be a seven-million-year-old ape, which started walking upright two million years earlier than other hominids.

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

A new fossil analysis supports the idea a human ancestor was walking upright far earlier than previously thought.

A group of anthropologists’ new analysis offers powerful evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—a species discovered ...

A fossil belonging to an ancient hominin that lived seven million years ago bears the hallmarks of bipedalism, according to a ...

Human history features a pivotal moment when four-legged beings stood upright on two legs. Scholars regard this shift as the ...

A seven-million-year-old skull found in Chad sits at the center of a long argument about human origins. The species, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago ...

DinoFest recently took place at the Natural History Museum of Utah. One weekend every year the museum goes all out with dinosaur-themed lectures, vendors and exhibits. Also, a big hit for my two-year ...