A paleontologist has unearthed in Texas an ancient semi-aquatic dinosaur that has a goofy-looking head and skeleton.

Human skeletal remains that are believed to be more than 50-years-old were unearthed from a construction site outside of Auburn Community Hospital.The Auburn Police Department said officers were ...

A new species of dinosaur has been identified from a partial skeleton discovered in Colorado, researchers said. The ...

A newly-discovered dinosaur, likened in size to a small dog, has gone on show at the Natural History Museum for the first ...

Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management ...

Now, he leads the research at Hadar. Reflecting on the trajectory, Campisano remarks, “I never would have guessed that on the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, I’d be leading the project.” ...

Dr. Donald Johanson who discovered the famous Lucy skeleton gave false information about the associated footprints, the knee joint, and the pelvis of Lucy. HADAR, AFAR, ETHIOPIA, November 27, 2024 ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Dr. Donald Johanson who discovered the famous Lucy skeleton gave false information about the associated footprints, the knee joint, and the pelvis of Lucy. HADAR, AFAR ...

It has now been 50 years since Lucy’s skeleton was found on that Ethiopian slope, ... Prior to Lucy’s discovery in 1974, palaeoanthropologists were aware of only one other member of this group ...

In fact, the world knew the skeleton and the species it represented as “Lucy” long before the hominin’s scientific name was established. “She left Ethiopia with that nickname,” Pyne says.

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.