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Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoFossils of early human ancestors found in a South African cave system may be 1 million years older...
Yves Coppens, paleontologist who discovered 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' skeleton, dead at age 87
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrench paleontologist Yves Coppens, who died at 87 years old, at his home in Paris, on December 2,...
Ancient fossils in the 'Cradle of Humankind' are more than 1 million years older than previously...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Sterkfontein Caves contain more remains from Australopithecus than anywhere else on Earth....
‘Exceptional’ 315-million-year-old fossil sponge found in Irish cliffs
Press Association News via AOL· 5 months agoA new species of fossil sponge dating back hundreds of millions of years has been discovered off the...
NASA spacecraft Lucy says hello to 'Dinky' asteroid on far-flying mission
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoyeah! caption is A size comparison of Dinkinesh (shown in blue) and other main asteroid belt objects...
462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoillustration shows a number of bizarre looking worms, seastars, trilobites and other creatures...
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by asteroid 'Dinkinesh' on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past...
First NASA images from Lucy's flyby reveal that 'Dinky' is not alone
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as...
How a 3.2-million-year-old human relative named Lucy walked
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoResearchers have digitally reconstructed the leg muscles of an ancient human ancestor that lived 3.2...
Stanford-bound Fossil Ridge swimmer Lucy Bell aims for victory lap at final state swim meet
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLucy Bell is favored to essentially three-peat in both the 100-yard freestyle and the 200 individual...