The Lucy fossil’s role in human evolution is debated: new discoveries question whether she was truly our direct ancestor.

For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans. But as the list of ancient human relatives ...

In the arid landscapes of the Afar region in Ethiopia, a series of bones dating back 3.4 million years could shake up what we ...

For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans. But as the list of ancient human relatives ...

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Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Using 3D technology and other methods, the team identified Sahelanthropus’s femoral tubercle, which is the point of ...

A new fossil analysis supports the idea a human ancestor was walking upright far earlier than previously thought.

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.