Scientific American

Could This Fossil Be the Key Linking Humans, Neandertals and Denisovans?

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...
Live Science

Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...

This ancient human may be the root of the Homo sapiens family tree

New fossils unearthed in Morocco could help solve the mystery of how Homo sapiens diverged from other ancient humans like ...
New Scientist

Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

773,000-Year-Old Fossils Add a New Twist to Humanity’s Deep Origins

For decades, anthropologists lumped these ancient populations into a single species, Homo heidelbergensis, long believed to ...
Science Daily

A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...