Rare fossils show tiny human relative walked upright 2 million years ago
Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric human relative walked upright and was tiny and vulnerable to predators.
Fragments of a million-year-old face found in Spain shed new light on ancient human migrations
Researchers discover the earliest human remains ever found in Western Europe, from a species previously unknown in this region, dating from 1.2-1.4 million years ago.
Western Europe’s oldest human face discovered in Spain
Researchers at Atapuerca have found the oldest-known human fossils in Western Europe.
Grantee Spotlight: Salmah Jombela
Salmah Jombela is one of the few people in the world who has successfully habituated a community of wild chimpanzees. She studies chimps in Kibale National Park in Uganda.
Grantee Spotlight: Sharifah Namaganda
Sharifah Namaganda is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan who studies how chimpanzees move in the trees. Learn more about her work!