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 ...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

She landed feet first, the team proposed, and—toppling forward—braced herself with outstretched arms. “When the extent of Lucy’s multiple injuries first came into focus, ...

Some scientists suggest that Lucy's long arms may have helped her balance while bipedal -- much like the pole of a tightrope walker. With dangling arms and long, slightly curved hands and feet ...

and her high shoulders and the shape of her torso suggest it would have been difficult for her to swing her arms as we do we running. Because her skeleton was so complete, Lucy gave us an ...

The 3.18-million-year-old remains of Lucy, one of the oldest human ancestors, will be displayed in Europe for the first time ever.

Lucy's fragments will be shown at Prague's National Museum as part of a 'Human Origins And Fossils' exhibition for two months ...

In a 2016 study, researchers said Lucy had strong upper arms, suggesting she regularly climbed trees and nested in branches at night. She also had relatively weak legs that were not used for climbing ...