New research provides the first direct evidence of whether Australopithecus, an important early human ancestor, consumed meat ...

Learn about new research that examined fossilized teeth to confirm the vegetarian diets of Australopithecus, our ancestor ...

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Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

UNBELIEVABLE three-million-year-old razor-sharp vegetable peelers used by the world’s oldest humans have been discovered. The ...

Uncover the truth about early human diet. New research suggests our ancient relatives may not have been avid meat-eaters as previously believed.

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

A new study published in Current Biology provides insights into the running abilities of Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis whose discovery in 1974 has captivated scientists ...

Given the long arms and different body proportions of species like Australopithecus afarensis, though, researchers have assumed that australopithecines were less capable of walking on two legs ...

Australopithecus afarensis. Lucy's well-preserved skeleton, comprising about 40% of her body, provided unprecedented insights into early hominin anatomy. A singular discovery When Lucy was discovered, ...

Lucy, our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor of the species Australopithecus afarensis, may not have won gold in the Olympics – but new evidence suggests she was able to run upright. According to ...