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 ...

Dr. Johanson and his team were looking for the evolutionary “missing link”… the creature who had evolved from a plain old ape ...

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

On the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary memoir, Suleika Jaouad looks back at the book’s influence on her life and ...

This is a photo of Lucy. Or rather, it’s Lucy, as she was imagined by a sculptor working for a museum. Probably the National ...

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.

The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

Participants take their own photos ... Nov. 23. Lucy was found by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray on Nov. 24, 1974, at Hadar in ...

When five-year-old golden doodle, Lucy, was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, owners Stéphanie Gauvin and Tim MacIsaac knew ...

This week, researchers shared fascinating new findings on Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, and the far side of the ...

The Lea County sheriff said his office was exploring whether the bones might be linked to any homicides or missing persons.