Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ago. These finds challenge the old idea of a straight evolutionary ladder, revealing instead a tangled web of ancient relatives.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250821094506.htm