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

The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most complete ever found, and revolutionised the understanding of humanity's ...

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

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 ...

“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 ...

“Seven years later,” summarizes The Times, “…a virtual reconstruction of her leg ... Dr. Karl Bates would absolutely wreck an Australopithecus afarensis in a 100-meter race, no question.

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 ...

The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most complete ever found, and revolutionised the understanding of humanity ...

An artistic reconstruction of the female Austrolopithecus afarensis ... The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most ...

In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis ... Seven years later, a virtual reconstruction of her leg and pelvic muscles — which are not preserved in fossils ...