In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Lucy’s Legacy A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.

Fifty years ago, our understanding of human origins began to change with the discovery of Lucy, a remarkably complete, 3.2-million-year-old human relative unearthed from the sandy soil in Hadar ...

What Makes the 'Lucy' Skeleton Interesting? Lucy is a crucial piece in the puzzle of human evolution, casting light on the physical and behavioral traits of our early ancestors.

Three million years of human evolution began with this face. Scientists put a face to a name in an epic way after digitally recreating the visage of Lucy, humanity’s most famous primate ancestor.

Lucy is popularly depicted as being hairy, but new evidence suggests she wasn't. The discovery prompts new questions about the history of nudity.

Fifty years in the rearview, the discovery of Lucy continues to fascinate the field of paleoanthropology.

The Lucy Fossil’s Extraordinary Journey to Becoming an Icon of Human Evolution The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

How does a fossil become a superstar? Just ask Lucy. Discovered 50 years ago, the skeleton ushered in a new way of thinking about human evolution ...

We may only ever have 47 of the 207 bones that made up the skeleton of this 3.18-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis specimen known affectionately and widely as Lucy, but it’s been ...