Lucy, our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor of the species Australopithecus afarensis, may not have won gold in the Olympics – ...

By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

A new study has shed light on the running abilities of Australopithecus afarensis, our 3.2-million-year-old ancestor famously ...

D models of Australopithecus afarensis suggest the muscular adaptations that made modern humans better runners.

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have revealed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin species, exhibited a limited capacity for running. This small bipedal ancestor, ...

A new exhibit on display at ASU peels back the curtain on humanity from more than three million years ago. The university is ...

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several institutions ...

In an interesting and intriguing recent finding, research shows that Lucy's species - Australopithecus Afarensis, was not the only early human species roaming the Earth at the time ...

The discovery of Australopithecus afarensis, a human-like being with short legs and a small stature, left scientists ...