In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have revealed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin species, exhibited a limited capacity for running. This small bipedal ancestor, ...

Lucy, an early human ancestor who walked upright on two legs—a milestone in human evolution—had speed and energy efficiency ...

Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old ancestor of humans, had shorter legs and smaller calf muscles and Achilles tendons. She would ...

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

Recent research suggests Australopithecus afarensis was able to run upright at speeds of around 5 meters per second ...

Karl Bates, Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology, convened experts from institutions across the UK and the Netherlands.

New research uses 3D modeling to reconstruct Lucy's running style, revealing surprising insights into the evolution of human ...

Given the long arms and different body proportions of species like Australopithecus afarensis, though, researchers have assumed that australopithecines were less capable of walking on two legs ...

By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis 1 — a small hominin that lived more than ...

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