A new study has shown that australopithecines faced childbirth difficulties similar to those experienced by modern women. The evolution of upright walking and changes in pelvic structure made the birthing process more complicated for human ancestors millions of years ago.
The discovery of a femur belonging to an ancient female hominin in Bulgaria could reshape our understanding of human origins, suggesting a possible European origin for the first upright-walking beings. Analysis of the find revealed features indicative of bipedal movement, making Graecopithecus one of the earliest known bipeds.
A new discovery in Kenya—the most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found—has allowed scientists to describe its structure in detail for the first time and confirm the unique place this species holds in human evolution.