Today, we see only our species of humans — Homo sapiens — and often wonder if our abilities and features are unique. Lucy’s body had similarities to apes and to modern-day humans.

And yet Lucy still had a small brain ... Other branches get trimmed off as the species dies off. In our case, Homo sapiens has persisted long enough to dominate the planet. Andy Herries, a ...

Lucy was the name given to one of the very ... The advantages of bipedalism paved the way for the evolution of Homo sapiens. Bipedal Australopithecus are the ancestors of modern man.

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago. Here is the history of humanity as we know it today.

Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens, tracing our lineage since it split from ... the Australopithecus afarensis known as Lucy, who lived around 3.2 million years ago. By ...

This species includes "Lucy," the 3.2 million year old fossil ... Fossil remains of archaic Homo sapiens have been found in Africa and Europe. Averaging five and a half feet in height and ...