Lucy’s fossilized bones had been scanned not long after their discovery in the early 1970s, but the instruments back then were not powerful enough to show the internal structure of her bones ...

Lucy’s tree-climbing activities can be read in her bones, according to a new study that used computed tomography scans of her skeletal remains to learn more about her ancient behavior.

A diagram that shows where Lucy’s bones were broken. Credit: John Kappelman, University of Texas at Austin. They sound off on what potentially killed Lucy, and discuss how researchers are using new ...

The bone in question belonged to one of Lucy's A. afarensis kin who died about 3.2 million years ago. It was discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia, ...

Admit it: You've always wanted your very own Australopithecus. Unfortunately, they're extinct — but the best known representation of our 3-million-year-old ancestor, the famous fossil Lucy, is ...

No tip-toeing around it, this foot bone could change the story of human evolution, or at least the story of human foot evolution. IE 11 is not supported.

Lucy's ancient bones to tour US Enlarge Image. The skeleton of the fossilised, 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy, will go on display in the US, Ethiopian officials say. After four ...

The man who found Lucy recently visited the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles County, ... Looking Back at Lucy: Ancient Bones Still Carry Powerful Message February 10, 2015 1:30 AM Embed.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have new insight on what happened to our most famous human ancestor, Lucy. Her bones were found in 1974, around 3.18 million ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — One of the world’s leading paleontologists denounced Ethiopia’s decision to send the Lucy skeleton on a six-year tour of the United States, warning Friday that the 3.2 ...

Foot bone suggests Lucy's kin had arched foot, for walking. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 02 / 110210141213.htm. University of Missouri-Columbia.