demonstrating the difference in running abilities between modern humans and ancient ancestors like Lucy. The study found that ...

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

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

In fact, as many as four other kinds of proto-humans roamed the continent during Lucy's time ... whether they ever interbred by looking at ancient proteins, which are coded for by DNA, she ...

About 3.2 million years ago, our ancestor "Lucy" roamed what is now Ethiopia. The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our understanding of human evolution. But it turns out her ...

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.

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

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

This discovery could redefine our understanding of the timeline for tool use, suggesting that early human ... The ancestor named 'Lucy' was shorter than modern-day humans - about 3.3 feet in ...

Fossilised remains of 'Lucy', considered ancestor of the human species, was found 50 years ago Around 3.2 million years ago, in what is now present-day Ethiopia, a tiny human made it to the fossil ...

in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia that would become a hotspot for ancient human discovery, this understanding took another leap backwards in time with the discovery of Lucy. The part-skeleton of ...