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Run, Lucy, Run! Human Ancestors Could Jog but Not Very Far or Fast

Human ancestors lost most of their body fur 3 to 4 million years ago and did not don clothing until 83,000 to 170,000 years ago, meaning that for over 2.5 million years, early humans and their ancestors were simply naked, and that most illustrations of them reflect modern shame about nudity

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot - EurekAlert

When Did Human Ancestors Start Using Tools?

When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?

Human ancestors may have hunted cave bears 300,000 years ago

A single genetic tweak caused human ancestors to lose their tails 25 million years ago — but it came at a cost

Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails

Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails

Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

Virgin Galactic just launched 2 million-year-old fossils of human ancestors to space on tourist flight