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Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True AncestorThe bones of the Burtele foot (left) and their positions within a gorilla foot.

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Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True AncestorThe bones of the Burtele foot (left) and their positions within a gorilla foot.
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Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True Ancestor

clock-iconNovember 26, 2025
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Met Its Second Target, Asteroid Donaldjohanson – And It’s Defied Scientists' Expectationsthe asteorid is made of two large lobes with a smooth surface covered in small shallow craters

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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Met Its Second Target, Asteroid Donaldjohanson – And It’s Defied Scientists' Expectationsthe asteorid is made of two large lobes with a smooth surface covered in small shallow craters
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Met Its Second Target, Asteroid Donaldjohanson – And It’s Defied Scientists' Expectations

clock-iconApril 22, 2025
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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years AgoModel of ancient human ancestor australopithecus afarensis

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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years AgoModel of ancient human ancestor australopithecus afarensis
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We’ve Caught A Glimpse Into What Early Human Relatives Ate 3 Million Years Ago

clock-iconJanuary 20, 2025
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Was Lucy The First Long Distance Runner?Lucy's head

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Was Lucy The First Long Distance Runner?Lucy's head
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Was Lucy The First Long Distance Runner?

clock-iconDecember 26, 2024
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Your Last Chance To See Lucy In The Sky Before 2030 Is This FridayA render of the spacecraft in space with large round solar panels with the Earth in the background

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Your Last Chance To See Lucy In The Sky Before 2030 Is This FridayA render of the spacecraft in space with large round solar panels with the Earth in the background
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Your Last Chance To See Lucy In The Sky Before 2030 Is This Friday

clock-iconDecember 11, 2024
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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human EvolutionAn illustration showing what Lucy and her species may have looked like. The colored image shows two ape-like hominids standing in the foreground. The first is male and, slightly behind him, is a female example. Further in the background are some other members of their species following footprints in the sand. The animals are located within an African setting with a mountain in the background as well as some elephants, giraffes and ghazel.

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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human EvolutionAn illustration showing what Lucy and her species may have looked like. The colored image shows two ape-like hominids standing in the foreground. The first is male and, slightly behind him, is a female example. Further in the background are some other members of their species following footprints in the sand. The animals are located within an African setting with a mountain in the background as well as some elephants, giraffes and ghazel.
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Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution

clock-iconNovember 27, 2024
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Lucy's Hands May Have Been Capable Of Using Tools 3.2 Million Years AgoLucy hands tools

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Lucy's Hands May Have Been Capable Of Using Tools 3.2 Million Years AgoLucy hands tools
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Lucy's Hands May Have Been Capable Of Using Tools 3.2 Million Years Ago

clock-iconOctober 8, 2024
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Mounds On Distant World Arrokoth Open A Window On How It FormedAn image of Arrokoth, showing the two lobes. they look like two pieces of bread baked together that got stuck

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Mounds On Distant World Arrokoth Open A Window On How It FormedAn image of Arrokoth, showing the two lobes. they look like two pieces of bread baked together that got stuck
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Mounds On Distant World Arrokoth Open A Window On How It Formed

clock-iconOctober 5, 2023
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TWIS: Scientists Finally Investigate “Blue Balls”, Synthetic Human Embryos Produced For The First Time, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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TWIS: Scientists Finally Investigate “Blue Balls”, Synthetic Human Embryos Produced For The First Time, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.
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TWIS: Scientists Finally Investigate “Blue Balls”, Synthetic Human Embryos Produced For The First Time, And Much More This Week

clock-iconJune 16, 2023
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“Lucy” Walked Upright 3.2 Million Years Ago, New 3D Model ShowsA reconstruction of Lucy, one of the most famous ancient human ancestor remains ever found.

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“Lucy” Walked Upright 3.2 Million Years Ago, New 3D Model ShowsA reconstruction of Lucy, one of the most famous ancient human ancestor remains ever found.
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“Lucy” Walked Upright 3.2 Million Years Ago, New 3D Model Shows

clock-iconJune 14, 2023
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“Lucy” Had An Ape-Like Brain And A Long Childhoodarticle image

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“Lucy” Had An Ape-Like Brain And A Long Childhoodarticle image
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“Lucy” Had An Ape-Like Brain And A Long Childhood

clock-iconApril 1, 2020

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We May Have Discovered A New Species Of Ancient Homininarticle image

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We May Have Discovered A New Species Of Ancient Homininarticle image
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We May Have Discovered A New Species Of Ancient Hominin

clock-iconDecember 7, 2018
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One Of The Most Complete Early Hominin Skeletons Ever Discovered Revealed In South Africaarticle image

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One Of The Most Complete Early Hominin Skeletons Ever Discovered Revealed In South Africaarticle image
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One Of The Most Complete Early Hominin Skeletons Ever Discovered Revealed In South Africa

clock-iconDecember 7, 2017

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NASA's Mission To Metal Asteroid Psyche Will Now Arrive Four Years Earlierarticle image

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NASA's Mission To Metal Asteroid Psyche Will Now Arrive Four Years Earlierarticle image
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NASA's Mission To Metal Asteroid Psyche Will Now Arrive Four Years Earlier

clock-iconMay 25, 2017

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Human Ancestors Evolved As Forests Gave Way To Grasslandsarticle image

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Human Ancestors Evolved As Forests Gave Way To Grasslandsarticle image
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Human Ancestors Evolved As Forests Gave Way To Grasslands

clock-iconMay 18, 2017