Scientists investigating human and chimpanzee locomotion have uncovered unexpected similarities in the way the two species use their upper body during two-legged walking. A research team led by Stony ...

WASHINGTON >> Bipedal locomotion — walking upright on two legs — is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind’s success. Scientists have now identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the ...

A trio of upright walkers: Lucy (middle) and Australopithecus sediba (left and right) Compiled by Peter Schmid courtesy of Lee R. Berger, University of the ...

The question of whether our early ancestors walked fully upright or in a crouched position, like apes, has long been a hot debate among scientists. For the research, evolutionary anthropologist David ...

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Five fossil footprints left in volcanic ash 3.66 million years ago in Tanzania are giving scientists new insight on a landmark in human evolution - upright walking - while showing ...

A close examination of 3.6-million-year-old hominin footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania, suggests our ancestors evolved the hallmark trait of extended leg, human-like bipedalism substantially ...

A group of US researchers has produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner. The neural architecture, musculoskeletal ...