The Beatles were one of the most literate bands ever. Paul McCartney said The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” reminded him of two books. John Lennon discussed a literary passage ...

Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

The Beatles were a highly successful rock band during the 1960s. They transformed popular music as a creative and highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most ...

Her species provided compelling evidence that upright walking evolved before large brains in human evolution.

The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

As the oldest and most complete hominin skeleton at the time of her discovery, Lucy became the poster child for Australopithecus afarensis and the unofficial mother of all humans. But her legacy is ...

But how to decipher them? The team that found her called her Lucy, after "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," the song they played over and over as they celebrated her discovery in 1974. Other ...

Johanson named her after the Beatles' song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Not far from the Lucy site, another significant find was made, this one also by Donald Johanson. Known as "The First ...

The Beatles were the first British band to have success in America. In 1964, The Ed Sullivan Show played host to their first American television performance and was watched by approximately 73 ...