Early human ancestor ‘Lucy’ was a bad runner, and this one tendon could explain why
“Lucy,” our 3.2 million-year-old hominin relative, couldn’t run very fast, according to a new study. But modeling her running ability has provided new insights into the evolution of human anatomy key to running performance. The human ability to walk and run efficiently on two feet arose around 2 million years ago with our Homo erectus […]
