Lucy, an early human ancestor who walked upright on two legs—a milestone in human evolution—had speed and energy efficiency ...

A new study has shed light on the running abilities of Australopithecus afarensis, our 3.2-million-year-old ancestor famously ...

By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

That makes it one of the oldest human ancestors found, while also being the most complete example of the link in the human evolutionary chain known as Australopithecus. Portions of the fossilized ...

One day in the summer of 1924, an anthropologist named Raymond Dart made an incredible discovery — and drew a conclusion from ...

D models of Australopithecus afarensis suggest the muscular adaptations that made modern humans better runners.

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have revealed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin species, exhibited a limited capacity for running. This small bipedal ancestor, ...

How about your ancient relatives? Thanks to fossil finds, scientists now know a lot more about our ancient human relative, Australopithecus sediba. The species was first discovered in 2008 in ...

Dart was examining a set of fossils that had been unearthed by miners near the town of Taung in South Africa when he found ...

Australopithecus afarensis. “We knew that because it was so complete it was important, but I didn’t realise it would actually launch a new species,” says Johanson. Lucy’s anatomy provided ...

Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens. Special Thanks to Dr. Briana Pobiner, Research Scientist and Museum Educator of the Human Origins Program, Department of Anthropology at ...