Lucy had an ape-like brain Three-million-year-old brain imprints show that Australopithecus afarensis infants may have had a long dependence on caregivers Date: April 3, 2020 Source: ...

Three million years of human evolution began with this face. Scientists put a face to a name in an epic way after digitally recreating the visage of Lucy, humanity’s most famous primate ancestor.

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A new study seems to go against previous claims, showing that Lucy’s brain would have been quite ape-like—and yet, it also demonstrates human-like patterns in the way it develops.

Lucy's 3 million-year-old bones were found in 1974, ... 8 Interesting Facts About Lucy the Ancient Ape. Few australopithecines have shed light on human evolution quite like Lucy. By.

Lucy, the Human Chimp, a new TV documentary from KEO Films and Channel 4, explores the meeting of those worlds through the story of one unique relationship: that between Lucy, a chimpanzee raised ...

New York may love Lucy, but don’t expect a visit anytime soon. The 3.2 million-year-old skeleton had never been seen outside Ethiopia until last month in a Houston Museum of Natural Science e… ...

Fifty years ago, our understanding of human origins began to change with the discovery of Lucy, a remarkably complete, ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis remains in 1974, recalls the moment he found the iconic fossil.