The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

Humans are still evolving, So, where will evolution take us in 1,000 years? Chances are we’ll ... that Mars’ low gravity could allow the human spine to elongate enough to add a few extra ...

The discovery of a Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is ...

in years ago): 7.6—6 million BRAIN SIZE (est ... and more downwardly oriented foramen magnum (hole where spinal cord exits brain), suggesting upright posture and locomotion ...

But, unfortunately, annoying extra molars aren't the only way evolution ... spine arches like a bridge, which helps support the weight of their internal organs dangling beneath. Then, 6 million ...

A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago ... began instantaneously. Debates over human evolution weren’t confined to the pages of esoteric scientific journals at the ...

Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...