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From Ethiopia to Abu Dhabi: What Lucy, our prehuman ancestor, teaches us 50 years after discovery
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (765+ words) More than five decades after her discovery, Lucy remains one of the most important finds in human evolutionary science. Unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil has long been central to how scientists understand early bipedalism, growth and adaptation. What…...
Tank-like dinosaur 'bristling with spikes' discovered in Morocco
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (543+ words) Extensive fossilised remains of a dinosaur named Spicomellus have been discovered in the Atlas Mountains near the Moroccan town of Boulemane. About four metres long and weighing up to two tonnes, Spicomellus is the oldest known member of a group…...