It proved to be the first of 47 bones of a single individual – an early human ancestor whom Johanson nicknamed “Lucy.” Her discovery would overturn what scientists thought they knew about ...

"Key features in the human body plan evolved specifically for improved running performance." The new study is the first time researchers have directly estimated running ability in Lucy's species ...

afarensis was a critical species in the story of human evolution ... can be seen in the fragments collected for the First Family and Lucy. The individuals who died at all three sites had similarly ...

The upcoming flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid ... the spacecraft is named after the famous human ancestor. NASA’s Lucy will venture ...

Lucy and other members of her species could walk well because their hip and knee joints were more like humans' than like chimps'. The very first fossils of this species -- found by ...