In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

A new study led by paleoanthropologists reveals that Lucy's species Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain. However, the protracted brain growth suggests that -- as is the case in humans ...

Lucy was identified as a member of a new species called Australopithecus afarensis. The debate over whether she was our ancestor, a grandmother to humanity and the missing link between apes and ...

Teenagers push buttons, that’s their job in life. In “Lucy,” Laurence Gonzales has created the ultimate button-pusher: a winsome, Shakespeare-quoting, YouTube-using creature who l… ...

Lucy the Human Chimp: Viewers share heartbreak at tale of ape that was raised like a girl Animal brought up like human child with parents teaching her to eat with cutlery ...

Don’t tell ‘Lucy,’ but modern-day apes may be smarter than our evolutionary ancestors, scientists say ...

A new study seems to go against previous claims, showing that Lucy’s brain would have been quite ape-like—and yet, it also demonstrates human-like patterns in the way it develops.

Visitors and residents at the Jersey Shore have known it for generations -- Lucy the Elephant is the best. While, now everyone around the country knows that the Margate, New Jersey, attraction ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis remains in 1974, recalls the moment he found the iconic fossil.

The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Not Too Big to Fail Fossil teeth reveal Gigantopithecus was doomed by a changing environment and an inflexible diet. Share full article ...

Was Lucy The First Long Distance Runner? Recent research suggests Australopithecus afarensis was able to run upright at speeds of around 5 meters per second ...

Fifty years ago, our understanding of human origins began to change with the discovery of Lucy, a remarkably complete, 3.2-million-year-old human relative unearthed from the sandy soil in Hadar ...