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

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

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.

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, ...

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

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

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Lucy's species walked upright but lacked modern running abilities, revealing key evolutionary adaptations in humans.

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several institutions ...

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