Professor Dan Gebo shows students and community members how scientists were able to determine that Lucy walked on two legs, earning her a place on the human lineage. Participants traveled to Madison, Wisc., to hear from Donald Johanson of Arizona State University. He discovered the most complete skeletons of one of humanity’s earliest human ancestors: Lucy. Johanson’s talk, The Story of Us: Becoming Human, was sponsored by National Geographic Live.

By Brandon Semel

Professor Dan Gebo shows students and community members how scientists were able to determine that Lucy walked on two legs, earning her a place on the human lineage. Participants traveled to Madison, Wisc., to hear from Donald Johanson of Arizona State University. He discovered the most complete skeletons of one of humanity’s earliest human ancestors: Lucy. Johanson’s talk, The Story of Us: Becoming Human, was sponsored by National Geographic Live.