Though most organisms thrive with small brains, or none at all, the human species opted for a different route

Research into two-million year old fossils has found a genus of early humans that were right in the middle of evolving.

The consumption of a varied diet, including meat, may have led to the development of brain capacity in human ancestors in SA, researchers believe.

We’re used to <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reporters winning awards. But it’s not everyday a fossil gets named after one.

The discovery of a fossilised skeleton at the Cradle for Humankind could be the next step in the search for human origins.