Johanson’s best-selling 1981 book, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, is still widely read by popular audiences. “A huge number of anthropologists were inspired by that book,” Sponheimer says. “When I ...

(Photo of Lucy reproduction at the Institute of Human Origins) Source: Guy P. Harrison Lifeforms like us are what can happen when the indifferent and unintelligent processes of evolution play ...

Lucy the "paleo-rock star" took our major fossil evidence for bipedal walking, human-like creatures (collectively ... 90% of our hominin history from its beginnings around 8 million years ago.

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

Lucy walked on two legs and is thought to have died aged between 11 and 13 -- considered an adult for this species. She was believed to be the oldest human ancestor found until the discovery of ...