Australopithecus came before us, but that doesn't tell us which specific individual species is our ancestor. The fossil ...

Scientists say a new, never-before seen species of human ancestor roamed the Earth as recently as one million years ago.

The hyperrealistic artistic reconstruction of the female Austrolopithecus afarensis ... (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia ...

Instead, the newspaper has reported on a new study published in Current Biology, where researchers conducted a series of simulations, based on a reconstructed Lucy, to determine the speed at which ...

Lucy's fragments will be shown at Prague's National Museum as part of a 'Human Origins And Fossils' exhibition for two months from Aug 25 ...

“Seven years later,” summarizes The Times, “…a virtual reconstruction of her leg and pelvic muscles ... biomechanics researcher Dr. Karl Bates would absolutely wreck an Australopithecus afarensis in a ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says Gaza has the potential to become “The Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership after Palestinians are permanently resettled elsewhere ...

Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe ...

We celebrate the centenary of Nature’s announcement of the discovery of the Taung child, Australopithecus africanus, a discovery that confirmed Africa as humanity’s cradle and revolutionised ...