More than three million years ago, an early human relative called Australopithecus afarensis lived in East Africa, walking on ...

Bone strength in seven fossils shows early Homo committed to the ground, while Australopithecus kept the arm strength of a climbing ape.

Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominid whose remains were discovered in Ethiopia on this day 41 years ago, is being celebrated in the form of a Google Doodle. She comes from the Australopithecus ...

Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old ancestor of humans, has once again helped scientists learn more about our early evolution -- ...

The famous 3.2-million-year-old Lucy specimen has captivated scientists since it was discovered in 1974. Lucy was a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis, which walked upright and likely ...

To recap: More than 40 years ago, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson found Lucy's remains in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The partial skeleton — the most complete member of Australopithecus afarensis ...

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A Cambridge University researcher has digitally reconstructed the missing soft tissue of an early human ancestor—or hominin—for the first time, revealing a capability to stand as erect as we do today.