Lucy the Australopithecus: A Bad Runner? Tendon Discovery Reveals All
Lucy’s Limited sprint: Rethinking Human Evolution’s Running Start A recent study offers a fascinating glimpse into the past,challenging long-held assumptions about the locomotion of our early hominin ancestors. Researchers have used advanced modeling techniques to analyze the running capabilities of “Lucy,” the remarkably well-preserved Australopithecus afarensis fossil dating back 3.2 million years. The results? … Read more