Recent research suggests Australopithecus afarensis was able to run upright at speeds of around 5 meters per second ...

New research uses 3D modeling to reconstruct Lucy's running style, revealing surprising insights into the evolution of human ...

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

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.

A fossil site of footprints in Kenya reveal a run-in of earlier hominins more than a million years before the rise of Homo ...

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, ...

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

The discovery of Australopithecus afarensis, a human-like being with short legs and a small stature, left scientists questioning the origins of humanity. Johanson and Gray ultimately uncovered a ...

A new exhibit on display at ASU peels back the curtain on humanity from more than three million years ago. The university is ...

Sung by Barenaked Ladies, 'The Big Bang Theory' theme song is an absolute banger but there's a factual inaccuracy you didn't know about ...