EurekAlert!25d
New fossil discovery of an early human ancestor reveals that it walked upright, just like humans
making it even smaller than adults from other diminutive early human species, including those represented by the famous ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis, about 3.2 million years old ...
We modeled how early human ancestors ran—and found they were surprisingly slow
Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...
Smithsonian Magazine13d
15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
Why the Achilles tendon is the secret to running prowess
New study shows you run faster and more efficiently when your calf muscles are strong, and your Achilles tendons are springy ...
Phys.org25d
New fossil discovery of an early human relative reveals that it walked upright, just like humans
making it even smaller than adults from other diminutive early human species, including those represented by the famous 'Lucy' (Australopithecus afarensis, about 3.2 million years old) and 'Hobbit ...
Yahoo News UK18d
We modelled how early human ancestors ran – and found they were surprisingly slow
Australopithecus afarensis is one of the best-known early human ancestors dating from 2.9-3.9 million years ago. The partially complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton Lucy, or Dinkʼinesh (Amharic ...