The world’s oldest known case of cancer was recently discovered via a tumor in an ancient human’s left toe bone. According to medical experts, the toe belonged to an “early human ancestor dating back 1.6-1.8 million years old.” The research was published in the peer-reviewed journal South African Journal of Science, and it analyzed a […]
New Fossil Shines Light On Earliest Upright Walkers
In the year 2000, archaeologists in Ethiopia uncovered the fossilized skeleton of a human ancestor classified as Australopithecus afarensis. The skeleton was of a roughly 3-year-old girl, and scientists believe she died about 3.3 million years ago. The team of archaeologist named her Selam, and what’s unique about her is that she is that most […]