Fossil
latest news & developments
Wits team discover beetle that roamed alongside dinosaurs
The find, at the Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the insects
Hand heritage: The telling anatomy of an ancestor
New evidence suggests Karabo, the <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> fossil may have been a vital evolutionary stage in the long ascent of our species.
The original Karabo
We’re used to <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reporters winning awards. But it’s not everyday a fossil gets named after one.