What defines mammals, the class of animals to which humans belong? According to a new study published in September 2024 by the journal Nature, one crucial anatomical component is a load-bearing ...

This is because the new analysis of the craniums also puts the Denisovans as the most closely related extinct human species ...

A fossilized jaw bone has pushed the evolutionary timeline of mammals by a jaw-dropping 17 million years, say scientists. The animal classification that would eventually spawn the human race was ...