Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old ancestor of humans, had shorter legs and smaller calf muscles and Achilles tendons. She would ...

The discovery of Lucy, or “Dinknesh” as the remains are locally known, changed not just Johanson’s career but it also shed new light on how humans evolved and changed over time, according to Johanson, ...

A new study suggests that “Lucy,” perhaps the world’s most famous early human ancestor, wasn’t able to run that fast. […] ...

A new study published in Current Biology provides insights into the running abilities of Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

With its remarkably large skulls, Homo juluensis is challenging our understanding of human evolution, suggesting a more ...