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773,000-Year-Old Fossils Capture a Moment Before Human Lineages Split

Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify ...

Morocco fossil find leads to new understanding of human history and movement

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings ...
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The Top Human Evolution Discoveries of 2025, From the Intriguing Neanderthal Diet to the Oldest Western European Face Fossil

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

How did these strange, ancient organisms turn into such remarkable fossils?

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...