How Discovery of Lucy Skeleton Shaped Our Understanding of Human Evolution
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin specimens.
This is why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for the last 50 years
Paleontologists unearthed the iconic fossil in 1974. Today, her legacy remains just as much cultural as it is scientific.
From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives
Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our evolutionary history.
Lucy’s Legacy
A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.
Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil 50 years ago
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.
Not Lucy, but 4 ancestors: The origin of the human being just shocked experts
Millions of years ago, Lucy revolutionized our understanding of human evolution. Now, discover how her contemporaries add complexity to our ancestral history.
50 Years Of Science With Lucy, Our Famous Early Ancestor
On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us about ourselves.
Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution
It was already pretty hot by the time Donald Johanson and his graduate student, Tom Gray, arrived at the site at Hadar, Ethiopia, on the morning of November 24, 1974. The two had initially set out to map the location but decided to have a look around for any signs of fossils while they were there.
Stunning Discovery of ‘Lucy’ Fossil Revealed Humans Were Walking On Feet 3.2 Million Years Ago
Stunning Discovery of ‘Lucy’ Fossil Revealed Humans Were Walking On Feet 3.2 Million Years Ago Experts find human evolution a complicated subject. Over the years, with discoveries worldwide, the subject of evolution has garnered more clarity.
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READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Three
Dr. Johanson and his team were looking for the evolutionary “missing link”… the creature who had evolved from a plain old ape ...
Lucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours
Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how ...
Arizona State paleontologist talks about 50-year anniversary of his Lucy skeleton discovery
Arizona State Professor Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil skeleton—dated at over 3 million years old—in Ethiopia 50 ...
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READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Two
Reportedly, Dr. Johanson returned to camp in 1974 with some of Lucy’s fossilized remains, and as team celebrated, someone ...
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Lucy at 50: How the world’s most famous fossil was discovered
It was some other species that we know very little about. They call them Denisovans. How have views of Lucy changed over ...