The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...
The legacy of Lucy, the ‘Australopithecus’ that changed our idea of human evolution 50 years ago
The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...
Her species provided compelling evidence that upright walking evolved before large brains in human evolution.
Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...
Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed 50 years ago this month, transformed scientists’ understanding of human evolution. The ...
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Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years agoAn analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...
NEWS ANALYSIS. Fifty years after this fossil's discovery, its place in the history of humankind is still debated, while, in ...
The pollen specialist was part of the expedition that unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis in northeastern Ethiopia in ...
Recent advances in genetic analysis indicate Lucy might have been hairless or at the very least had much less body hair than previously believed. Based on research on human evolution and lice, our ...
For a third consecutive year, the Harvard Conservation Trust and Fivesparks have partnered on Destination: Nature, a juried ...
The Freeport Antiques Emporium is more like Ali Baba’s cave, if Ali Baba had a penchant for lobster bibs and moose-shaped ...
Putting together the puzzle of human evolution sometimes comes down to about 32 pieces–our teeth. Several fossil teeth dating ...
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