After nearly three years of closure due to flooding, the world-renowned Sterkfontein caves—part of South Africa’s Cradle of ...

Just over 50 kilometers from Johannesburg, South Africa, lies Maropeng—the visitor center for the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the richest fossil-bearing regions on the ...

A FEW months ago I sent an account to NATURE 1 of the discoveries of a number of teeth of Australopithecus. The principal of those was a beautifully preserved third lower molar, but I also had ...

One was just getting a set of books from my grandfather and other was seeing this paleoartist do a reconstruction of an Australopithecus Africanus for National Geographic. T: How long does it take you ...

A temporary exhibit of the fossils has been set up at the museum, where visitors will also get a chance to see "Mrs Ples", the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus, found in South ...

A temporary exhibit of the fossils has been set up at the museum, where visitors will also get a chance to see “Mrs Ples”, the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus, found in ...

A few months later, on 7 February 1925, he published his description of what he argued was a new hominin species, Australopithecus africanus, in the journal Nature. It was nicknamed the Taung ...

including the iconic Australopithecus africanus specimens “Mrs Ples” and “Little Foot.” The finds have cemented South Africa’s role as a central player in the field of human origins ...

While the standout performances of Michael B. Jordan (Creed III, Black Panther, Without Remorse) and Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye, True Grit, Bumblebee) are rightfully garnering significant praise ...