WASHINGTON (AP) — Our hands can reveal a lot about how a person has lived – and that’s true for early human ancestors, too. Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress on ...

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Scientists using sophisticated scanning technology on the fossil bones of the ancient human ancestor from Ethiopia dubbed "Lucy" have determined that she was adept at ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The traditional idea that our ancestors ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist rendering shows hands of early human ancestors, called Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi, found in South Africa.

This artist rendering shows hands of early human ancestors, called Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi, found in South Africa. The left images show photos of the bones, and the right images show ...

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