Humans, or Homo sapiens, are widely regarded as the most advanced form of life on Earth. These advanced forms possess a ...

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia. She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of ...

Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed ... Made up of 47 bones from the same individual, she was the oldest known and the most complete skeleton of an early human ancestor when she was found.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Fifty years after this fossil's discovery, its place in the history of humankind is still debated, while, in the meantime, other hominin species have expanded our family tree.

Lucy was the oldest and most complete skeleton of the human ancestor Australopithecus, when she was discovered half a century ago. The researchers who discovered Lucy were American, and at the ...

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions. In a non ...

Fifty years ago today, a groundbreaking discovery was unearthed in Ethiopia, the fossilized bones of a human ancestor, and you probably already know her name... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LUCY IN THE SKY ...