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Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins research
A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...
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A century since the roots of human lineage were traced to Africa
It’s been 100 years since Australopithecus africanus was first described in the journal Nature, suggesting that the African continent had been the birthplace of humanity. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks ...
Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy
The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe ...
The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
Science suggests that you could outrun your prehistoric ancestors
Researchers have recreated the famous hominin’s running form – and it doesn’t look like she’d have won any marathons.
Could You Outrun ‘Lucy,’ Your 3-Million-Year-Old Ancestor? New Science Says Most Likely
Researchers were able to recreate the running form of the famous hominin. Spoiler: she’s not winning any marathons.
Prague museum to host Europe’s first exhibit of 3.18-million year-old Lucy
Lucy's fragments will be shown at Prague's National Museum as part of a 'Human Origins And Fossils' exhibition for two months ...
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Lucy comes to Europe: See fossil exhibit of 3.18 million year old human ancestor in Prague museum
Lucy’s bones leave Ethiopia for a historic first-ever European display; Prague museum lands the ultimate fossil exhibit.
Mysterious 1.4 million-year-old jaw belongs to a 'never-before seen' human relative - and it could rewrite the entire history of our evolution
Scientists say a new, never-before seen species of human ancestor roamed the Earth as recently as one million years ago.
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In a 1st, ancient proteins reveal sex of human relative from 3.5 million years ago
Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.