“Lucy” is the fossil skeleton that forever changed our understanding of where we came from. Fifty years after her discovery in Africa, scientists are still unraveling how Lucy and her species ...

Fifty years ago, our understanding of human origins began to change with the discovery of Lucy, a remarkably complete, ...

Charles Darwin's theory states that all organisms alive today evolved from more simple life forms. Two fossils named Ardi and Lucy provide evidence for human evolution. Both were found in Africa.