Scientists have discovered a new ancient crocodile species named Crocodylus lucivenator. This massive reptile lived in East ...

Our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor "Lucy" could stand and walk upright just like modern humans do, new 3D muscle modeling reveals. The finding bolsters a growing consensus among researchers that ...

When a partial fossil foot emerged from Ethiopia’s ancient sediments, it carried a quiet but profound implication: Lucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, may not have walked her ...

Two Australopithecus fossils named Lucy and Selam made a rare trip out of Ethiopia for a 60-day display at the National Museum in Prague Hyper-realistic reconstructions of Australopithecus afarensis ...

The face of the oldest known Australopithecus species — a relative of the famous "Lucy" — is no longer a mystery. The discovery reveals a face similar to that of Lucy, an A. afarensis specimen found ...