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

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 ...

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily ...

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.

Welcome to This Day in History! Today, we take a moment to reflect on some significant events that have shaped our world on ...

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

It was exactly 50 years ago on Nov. 24, 1974 that white men from America, France and Britain on a scientific expedition in ...

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

Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with the documentary "Never Look Away," in theaters Friday, about the life and ...

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) wants to build a particle accelerator 3 times the size of the LHC.

It was previously estimated there lies about four million tons of lithium underneath the lake, however, last year it was ...

A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.