Lucy had an ape-like brain Three-million-year-old brain imprints show that Australopithecus afarensis infants may have had a long dependence on caregivers Date: April 3, 2020 Source: ...

Wisdom Lucy and the Primate Perspective An evidence-based understanding of humankind may help us become more rational. Posted January 14, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D.

Three million years of human evolution began with this face. Scientists put a face to a name in an epic way after digitally recreating the visage of Lucy, humanity’s most famous primate ancestor.

A new study seems to go against previous claims, showing that Lucy’s brain would have been quite ape-like—and yet, it also demonstrates human-like patterns in the way it develops.

Lucy is thought to be a close relative of the Homo genus, which includes modern humans, but new research suggests Australopithecus afarensis had a surprisingly ape-like brain.

Lucy's 3 million-year-old bones were found in 1974, ... 8 Interesting Facts About Lucy the Ancient Ape. Few australopithecines have shed light on human evolution quite like Lucy. By.

Lucy, the Human Chimp, a new TV documentary from KEO Films and Channel 4, explores the meeting of those worlds through the story of one unique relationship: that between Lucy, a chimpanzee raised ...

GO APE Lucy The Human Chimp – I spent six years in African jungle with tragic ape who was raised as human baby and dumped. Alison Maloney; Published: 13:42, 19 Apr 2021; ...

New York may love Lucy, but don’t expect a visit anytime soon. The 3.2 million-year-old skeleton had never been seen outside Ethiopia until last month in a Houston Museum of Natural Science e… ...

We are the sole primate to explore how much our self-knowledge owes to a history of science. This article appears in the June 2022 print edition with the headline “Blaming Our Inner Ape.” ...