More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

"Lucy" -- named for the Beatles song "Lucy in ... indicate that she probably had a rather large belly, like a modern ape, reflecting an adaptation to a relatively low-quality, high-bulk diet.

The ape-like human ancestor Australopithecus—perhaps best known from the iconic fossil ‘Lucy’—might not have had much meat on ...

In some ways Lucy was very ape-like: she had a chimp-sized brain and long arms that suggest she spent a lot of time in trees. But she also walked on two legs, like modern humans. Receive a weekly ...

"Lucy" -- named for the Beatles song "Lucy in ... indicate that she probably had a rather large belly, like a modern ape, reflecting an adaptation to a relatively low-quality, high-bulk diet.

according to a new study Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The ape-like human ancestor Australopithecus—perhaps best known from the iconic fossil ‘Lucy’—might not have had much meat on ...

Lucy's bones suggest that she walked in an upright position, like a human, but possessed a relatively small ape-like skull. Lucy's foot bones show that she had similar feet to modern humans but ...