The australopithecines, human relatives who lived during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs roughly 3.5 million to 1.8 million years ago, remain enigmatic creatures. The trouble is that ...

Update: Not only have we found a long-lost cousin, but it now appears that the skull of newly unveiled Australopithecus sediba contains a print of its brain. The skull of the young male ...

This video explores the terrifying fauna encountered by early humans, including giant bears and saber-toothed cats. Discover how these encounters influenced survival and shaped the evolutionary path.