Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...

To get a picture of how Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, moved, scientists compare fossils to the bones of modern humans, as well as to the anatomy of "knuckle-walking" primates like ...

A reconstruction of the famous Austrolopithecus afarensis Lucy. Which hominin made the bone tools at Olduvai Gorge remains a ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

Taieb recognized the potential importance of the Hadar Formation, where remains of the hominin Australopithecus afarensis were found only a few years later. Lisa Winter became social media editor for ...

Australopithecus afarensis walked on two feet ... Other changes to the skull help in chewing challenging pieces of food. Lucy was the name given to one of the very first unearthed hominin fossils.

Edmonds College’s Anthropology Department showcased what students are learning in the field of anthropology during an open ...

The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ... The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most ...

Ohio was our contributor for Homo Erectus and Prof Carol Ward from the University of Missouri helped explain why ‘Lucy’ from the species Australopithecus Afarensis is so famous and important.

Lucy and other members of her species, Australopithecus afarensis, lived between 3.9 and 3.0 million years ago. They are believed to be the most ancient common ancestor, or "stem" species ...