In this video, discover Homo habilis, the first species in the Homo genus and a key figure in human evolution. Delve into whether Homo habilis should be classified as a human species or more ...

What We Know About Homo Habilis 'Homo habilis' lived at least 2 million years ago in parts of Africa. Learn why experts still aren't sure if this was the first ancient human to exist.

"The analyses show that on the family tree, Homo floresiensis was likely a sister species of Homo habilis. It means these two shared a common ancestor," says Dr Argue.

Human evolution had a nice clear line from Lucy 3.2 million years ago to Homo habilis to Homo erectus and finally Homo sapiens -- us. Or so it seemed. A new jawbone shows that humans evolved ...

Homo habilis, known colloquially as "handy man," had larger brains than their Australopithecus counterparts and displayed far more widespread tool use.

Homo erectus, long thought to be a direct descendant of habilis, is best known for spreading beyond Africa, eventually venturing throughout Eurasia.

Science Homo habilis, erectus were the same species, study suggests Skull shows humans' family tree may have fewer branches than some believe, scientists say ...

This fossil upper jawbone, dubbed OH-65, belonged to a Homo habilis individual who lived and died 1.8 million years ago. Her teeth show the earliest evidence for right-handedness in the fossil record.

It is now clear that three separate species of Homo existed between 2.1 and 1.6 million years ago, although not all simultaneously: H. habilis, H. rudolfensis and H. erectus.

A 2.8-million-year-old fossil from Ethiopia raises questions about the origins and evolution of the human genus, Homo.