A new study suggests that Lucy, the ape-like human ancestor, died after a fatal fall more than 3 million years ago. A representative model of the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton of Lucy, on display ...

From this and other fractures across her body, the team surmised that Lucy fell from a height, potentially 40 feet up, and hit the ground at a speed of 35 miles per hour. She landed feet first, the ...

Lucy and other members of her species could walk ... Fine details also reveal a human-like step: weight fell first on the heel, then on the outside of the foot, and finally on the ball and big ...