Yohannes Haile-Selassie is responsible for some of the most remarkable ancient human fossil discoveries in his home country.
Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.
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.
On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us ...
DETROW: Do you remember the first time you heard about the Lucy discovery ... in other parts of the world, people would have to go to the National Museum of Ethiopia to compare their discoveries ...
Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.