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50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity

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Lucy ’s fossilized bones were found in Ethiopia in 1974 , upending how many scientists thought about human evolution.

Bruce Bower , Science News' behavioral sciences writer, reports in this issue.

He says Lucy 's discovery was the beginning of a golden decade in paleoanthropology.

Today , scientists recognize more than 20 hominid species, including Lucy 's Australopithecus afarensis.

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