Delve into whether Homo habilis should be classified as a human species or more appropriately placed within the Australopithecines.

The Homo genus began approximately 2.3 million years ago with Homo Habilis, the first species in this lineage, which led to modern humans, Homo sapiens sapiens. Fossils of Homo Habilis were found ...

The versatile hand of Australopithecus sediba makes a better candidate for an early tool-making hominin than the hand of Homo habilis The extraordinary manipulative skills of the human hand are ...

What We Know About Homo Habilis 'Homo habilis' lived at least 2 million years ago in parts of Africa. Learn why experts still aren't sure if this was the first ancient human to exist.

A new human species, Homo naledi, has been found, adding a layer to the complex human family tree.

Handier than Homo habilis? Versatile hand of Australopithecus sediba makes a better candidate for an early tool-making hominin Date: September 9, 2011 Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: Hand ...

Researchers have revealed new details about the brain, pelvis, hands and feet of Australopithecus sediba, a primitive hominin that existed around the same time early Homo species first began to ...

After “Lucy”, the older, ape-like Australopithecus afarensis, was uncovered in 1974, Homo habilis appeared to bridge the gap between older fossils and modern humans.

Human evolution gets ever so interesting with some ambiguous fossils and evidence of australopithecine tool use -- science roundup (videos, photos, links) Updated: Feb. 01, 2015, 11:30 a.m.

Australopithecus who? And exactly how is this Homo naledi character related to me? A team of scientists discovered this new species of human relative in fossils retrieved from a cave near ...