The discovery is the latest twist in the tale of human evolution and could even cast some doubt on the status of Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, as the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.

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In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed ancient magnetic fossils that suggest the existence of a long-lost ...

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Still there was plenty of science released during COP30, thanks to the persistence of international scientists. This included ...

Researchers found that these dinosaur-era flying reptiles developed an evolutionary pathway independent of that observed in ...

Researchers have found footprints of large, bone-crushing dogs in the 12 million-year-old Ashfall Fossil Beds in northeastern ...