A small cluster of fossilized bones from Ethiopia has reopened one of paleoanthropology’s most enduring debates, suggesting that Lucy’s species was not the only upright walker on the African landscape ...

Lucy does Houston from Afar Lucy, the three million-year-old skeleton from Ethiopia who may be your oldest ancestor, has shown up in Houston, Texas, and is lolling about for your inspection until next ...

Addis Ababa — Arizona State University Human Fossil Research Team led by Professor Donald Johanson, the paleoanthropologist best known for his discovery of "Lucy", is in Semera, the regional capital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed 50 years ago this month, transformed scientists’ understanding of human evolution. The ...

Today, many anthropologists consider the African continent to be the cradle of humanity. According to established theory, primates living in Africa millions of years ago gave rise to various species ...