Scientists Reveal Homo Naledi, Our 'Unprecedented' Newest Cousin

At about 5 feet tall and only 100 or so pounds, and with a brain only about the size of an average orange, H. naledi is a startling combination of australopith-like and human-like features that ... Read More

New Human Species with Orange-Size Brain Discovered - Live Science

A newly discovered extinct human species may be the most primitive unearthed yet, with a brain about the size of an orange. But despite its small brain size, the early human performed ritual ... Read More

Scientists discover new human species relative: Homo naledi

Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa. Read More

The Hobbit’s Brain - National Geographic

At 1 p.m. today I listened by phone to a press conference in Washington where scientists presented the first good look inside a Hobbit’s head. The view is fascinating. While it may help clear up ... Read More

Smallest Human Limb Bone Ever Sheds New Light on Homo floresiensis, The ‘Hobbits’

Standing just over three feet tall, Homo floresiensis—or the “Hobbit,” as it was affectionately dubbed—challenged long-held assumptions about human ancestry.Its brain, no larger than a ... Read More

New Human Ancestor Elicits Awe—and Many Questions

Scientists reacted with a mix of awe and exasperation to the news Thursday of the discovery of fossils in South Africa that are said to define a new species of human ancestor, Homo naledi.The awe ... Read More

Brain study debunks an assumption about ancient humans - Inverse

However, this new comprehensive comparison of over 300 digital brain reconstructions from Homo fossils, modern humans, and apes shows that the evolutionary change from a more primitive brain to a ... Read More

Homo naledi may have buried their dead | Popular Science

Since its initial discovery was announced in 2015, an extinct hominid species named Homo naledi (H. naledi) has been making anthropological waves. Now, three new preprint studies published June 5 ... Read More

Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods - Science News

If early Homo at Dmanisi belonged to a dead-end line, “then Dmanisi looks like a first evolutionary experiment with extended childhood,” Zollikofer says. Those scenarios are possible ... Read More