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The most famous human ancestor, Lucy the australopithecine, was named after the Beatles' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. But new research might warrant a theme song change to Adele's Skyfall. Did Lucy ...

Update: Not only have we found a long-lost cousin, but it now appears that the skull of newly unveiled Australopithecus sediba contains a print of its brain. The skull of the young male ...

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DURING October 1954, Mr. C. K. Brain 1 discovered 129 trimmed, utilized or damaged stones in situ in the 18-ft. red, gravel-bearing, sandy layer 25 ft. above the australopithecine-carrying grey ...