A set of footprints found at the site of Koobi Fora in Kenya reveals that our ancestor Homo erectus coexisted with a ...

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

Millions of years ago, Lucy revolutionized our understanding of human evolution. Now, discover how her contemporaries add ...

Research Reveals Iconic Ancient Fossil ‘Lucy’ Last Hours on Earth, Suggest She Was in Danger and Not Alone Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and his team on the International Afar Research ...

Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.

The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

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

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.

Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974. And her fossils are still yielding new insights ...