2024 Media Coverage
ASU News
The College 2024 wrapped: Taking a look at the most-read stories from this year
12.12.2024
https://news.asu.edu/b/20241212-college-2024-wrapped-taking-look-mostread-stories-year?{_src}=news-story
Top 10 stories of the year—IHO top two stories
Anthropology undergraduate dazzles faculty on her way to being named a Dean's Medalist
12.02.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241202-sun-devil-community-anthropology-undergraduate-dazzles-faculty-her-way-being-named-deans?{_src}=news-story
IHO student worker Jenna Shultz
Pioneering professor of cultural evolution pens essays for leading academic journals
11.22.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241122-science-and-technology-pioneering-professor-cultural-evolution-pens-essays-leading?{_src}=news-story
Lucy’s lasting legacy: Donald Johanson reflects on the discovery of a lifetime
11.21.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241121-science-and-technology-lucys-lasting-legacy-donald-johanson-reflects-discovery-lifetime
“Finding Lucy” exhibit opens at Innovation Gallery
11.13.2024
https://news.asu.edu/b/20241113-finding-lucy-exhibit-opens-innovation-gallery?%7B_src%7D=news-story
Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal?
10.24.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241024-health-and-medicine-ushaped-happiness-universal?{_src}=news-story
Lucy at 50: An auspicious year, not over yet
10.22.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241022-science-and-technology-lucy-50-auspicious-year-not-over-yet
The crown jewel: Finding a complete skull for Lucy
10.22.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20241022-science-and-technology-crown-jewel-finding-complete-skull-lucy
Filmer
New research and prehistoric fossils expose rare window into Earth’s environment 6M years ago
09.27.2024
https://news.asu.edu/b/20240927-new-research-and-prehistoric-fossils-expose-rare-window-earths-environment-6m-years-ago
When art meets science: Bringing Lucy to life
09.25.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240925-science-and-technology-asu-lucy-discovery-artist-lifelike-re-creation
Steve Filmer video story
The tiny bone that led to a very big discovery
08.27.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240827-science-and-technology-tiny-bone-led-very-big-discovery-asu-lucy-skeleton-anniversary
Steve Filmer video story
‘Lucy’ and the origins of humans
Thrive Magazine feature
08.23.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240827-science-and-technology-lucy-and-origins-humans
ASU research site given UNESCO World Heritage designation
08.08.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240805-science-and-technology-asu-research-site-given-unesco-world-heritage-designation
New study captures 6M years of African mammal fossil history
07.22.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240722-science-and-technology-new-study-captures-6m-years-african-mammal-fossil-history
ASU study points to origin of cumulative culture in human evolution
06.17.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240617-science-and-technology-asu-study-points-origin-cumulative-culture-human-evolution
ASU primatology, snare removal program supports chimpanzee conservation
06.07.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240607-environment-and-sustainability-asu-primatology-snare-removal-program-supports-chimpanzee
Students pitch in to help solve plastic problem in Ethiopian national park
05.01.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240501-environment-and-sustainability-students-pitch-help-solve-plastic-problem-ethiopian
Steve Filmer story—Ethiopia trip
ASU faculty member elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
04.29.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240429-university-news-asu-faculty-member-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences
Rob Boyd
ASU professor named AAAS Fellow (Kaye Reed)
04.18.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240418-university-news-asu-professor-named-aaas-fellow
50 years later, international experts discuss importance of ‘Lucy’ discovery at ASU symposium
04.15.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240416-science-and-technology-50-years-later-international-experts-discuss-importance-lucy?{_src}=news-story
New ASU research shows how poor oral health affects the heart, brain
03.20.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240320-health-and-medicine-new-asu-research-shows-how-poor-oral-health-affects-heart-brain?{_src}=news-story
Toba super-eruption unveils new insights into early human migration
03.20.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240320-science-and-technology-toba-supereruption-unveils-new-insights-early-human-migration
ASU study says our brains are flexible in choosing a partner, but we look to others for help
03.06.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240306-science-and-technology-asu-study-says-our-brains-are-flexible-choosing-partner-we-look?{_src}=news-story
‘Lucy’ discovery turns 50: ‘A Year for Human Origins
01.17.2024
https://news.asu.edu/20240130-science-and-technology-lucy-discovery-turns-50-year-human-origins?{_src}=news-story
Lucy 50 Coverage
See all Lucy 50 media coverage at https://iho.asu.edu/Lucy50-in-the-media
Highlights—Lucy 50 Media Coverage
Donald Johanson in Conversation with Carl Zimmer at the 92nd Street Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sit8X9mHeY
Lucy 3,2 millions d’annees et 50 ans!
Dossiers Archeologie
November/December 2024
https://www.faton.fr/dossiers-darcheologie/numero-426/lucy-32-millions-d-annees-50-ans.54581.php
French magazine devotes issue to the Lucy discovery
Lucy
The Leakey Foundation Origins Podcast
11.27.2024
https://leakeyfoundation.org/podcast/lucy/
Donald Johanson discovered the Lucy fossil 50 years ago
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
11.23.2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/23/nx-s1-5198460/donald-johanson-discovered-the-lucy-fossil-50-years-ago
50 years of science with Lucy, our famous early ancestor
Science Friday
11.22.2024
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/lucy-human-ancestor-50-anniversary/
This is why Lucy is the face of human evolution for the last 50 years
National Geographic
11.22.2024
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/lucy-human-evolution-discovery
(written by IHO-affiliated PhD graduate Paige Madison)
Lucy’s Legacy
The Washington Post
11.22.2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2024/evolution-fossil-lucy-human-ancestor
Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert—podcast
The Conversation
11.21.2024
https://theconversation.com/fifty-years-after-the-discovery-of-lucy-its-time-to-decolonise-paleoanthropology-says-leading-ethiopian-fossil-expert-podcast-243642
Conversation with Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Lucy was discovered 50 years ago. What’s changed from 1974 to now?
American Museum of Natural History
YouTube
11.18.2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U85biq24V8g
How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
New Scientist
11.15.2024
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455818-how-we-misunderstood-what-the-lucy-fossil-reveals-about-ancient-humans/
How does a fossil become a superstar? Just ask Lucy.
Science News (Bruce Bower)
11.13.2024
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fossil-lucy-superstar-evolution-science
Lucy at 50: How the world’s most famous fossil was discovered
CNN.com
11.12.2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/science/lucy-fossil-discovery-50th-anniversary-don-johanson/index.html
Lucy’s Lasting Legacy
Arizona PBS
11.06.2024
https://azpbs.org/lucys-lasting-legacy/
Half-hour program on the Lucy 50th anniversary and discovery, includes comprehensive website with additional features and links to resources
Lucy at 50
Nautilus
10.18.2024
https://nautil.us/lucy-at-50-990900/
How the famous Lucy fossil revolutionize the study of human origins
Scientific American (cover story)
10.15.2024
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fossil-human-ancestor-lucy-remains-pivotal-50-years-after-discovery/
Article written by Donald Johanson and Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world
New Scientist
08.01.2024
https://www.newscientist.com/video/2442331-donald-johanson-unearthing-lucy-changed-my-life-and-the-world/
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvp2nMN0mKE
Lucy discovery benchmark, reference for human origins research: Professor Donald Johanson
ENA (Ethiopia)
07.29.2024
https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_4875838
CARTA: Before Lucy: The state of knowledge on human origins
University of California TV
06.30.2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAsK_daG2U
Lucy, discovered 50 years ago in Ethiopia, stood just 3.5 feet tall—but she still towers over our understanding of human origins
The Conversation
06.27.2024
https://theconversation.com/lucy-discovered-50-years-ago-in-ethiopia-stood-just-3-5-feet-tall-but-she-still-towers-over-our-understanding-of-human-origins-227866
Lucy, the fossil, 50 years later
Arizona PBS—Arizona Horizon
04.23.2024
https://azpbs.org/horizon/2024/04/lucy-the-fossil/
Lucy’s World
Science Magazine (cover)
04.04.2024
https://www.science.org/content/article/was-lucy-mother-us-all-fifty-years-discovery-famed-skeleton-rivals
companion video
After 50 years, Lucy faces rivals with other human ancestors
Science Magazine (YouTube video)
05.30.2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBeVtMNNdJ0
Researcher who found ‘Lucy’ skeleton works at ASU now, and wants us to focus on future
KJZZ/The Show
04.04.2024
https://kjzz.org/content/1875996/researcher-who-found-lucy-skeleton-50-years-ago-works-asu-now-and-wants-us-focus
Samara University recognized the great Professor Donald C Johanson
Samara University website
01.28.2024
https://su.edu.et/samara-university-recognized-the-great-professor-donald-c-johanson/
External Media Coverage
New research explores the secrets behind human culture’s uniqueness
News-Medical.net
11.08.2024
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241108/New-research-explores-the-secrets-behind-human-cultures-uniqueness.aspx
Tom Morgan research
Navigation research often excludes the environment. That’s starting to change.
Science News
10.11.2024
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/navigation-research-exclude-environment
Helen Elizabeth Davis research
Pinnacle Point’s World Heritage Status celebrated
Mossel Bay Advertiser
08.13.2024
https://www.mosselbayadvertiser.com/News/Article/Local-News/pinnacle-point-s-world-heritage-status-celebrated-20240813090
Critical windows into early human evolution recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Gizmodo
08.06.2024
https://gizmodo.com/critical-windows-into-early-human-evolution-recognized-as-unesco-world-heritage-sites-2000483667
UNESCO just added 24 new World Heritage Sites for 2024
Conde Nast Traveler
07.31.2024
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/new-unesco-world-heritage-sites-2024
Pinnacle Point caves UNESCO World Heritage Status celebrated
SABC News (SA)
08.04.2024
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/913643-2/
Pinnacle Point caves World Heritage Site celebration today
George Herald (SA)
08.04.2024
https://www.georgeherald.com/News/Article/National-News/pinnacle-point-caves-world-heritage-site-celebration-today-202408040114
The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
07.26.2024
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1723
The effects of climate change on early human evolution
University of Massachusetts Amherst
07.17.2024
https://www.umass.edu/social-sciences/news/effects-climate-change-early-human-evolution
Why do some people always seem to get lost?
Discover
07.08.2024
https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/why-do-some-people-always-seem-to-get-lost
Helen Davis research
Analysis of stone tools reveals that humans began rapidly accumulating technological knowledge through social learning around 600,000 years ago
Gigazine.net
06.20.2024
https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20240620-humans-accumulate-stone-tool-technological-knowledge/
600,000 years ago, a transfer of ancient knowledge kicked off a sudden and rapid advance in technology
The Debrief.org
06.19.2024
https://thedebrief.org/600000-years-ago-a-transfer-of-ancient-knowledge-kicked-off-a-sudden-and-rapid-advance-in-technology/
Humans started “cumulative culture” around 600,000 years ago
Earth.com
06.19.2024
https://www.earth.com/news/humans-started-cumulative-culture-around-600000-years-ago/
When did our ancient ancestors start to build on the knowledge of others?
IFL.com
06.18.2024
https://www.iflscience.com/when-did-our-ancient-ancestors-start-to-build-on-the-knowledge-of-others-74708
Why and how did humanity emerge in Africa?
Techno-Science.net
06.18.2024
https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/why-and-how-did-humanity-emerge-in-africa-N25138.html
A technological explosion 600,000 years ago sheds light on the ability that made us human
El Pais.com
06.18.2024
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-06-18/a-technological-explosion-600000-years-ago-sheds-light-on-the-ability-that-made-us-human.html
Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution—researchers identify contributions to today’s culture and technology
MSN.com
06.17.2024
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/origins-of-cumulative-culture-in-human-evolution-researchers-identify-contributions-to-todays-culture-and-technology/ar-BB1oou4V?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution—researchers identify contributions to today’s culture and technology
Phys.org
06.17.2024
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-cumulative-culture-human-evolution-contributions.html
Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution
Science Daily
06.17.2024
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240617173730.htm
Why did Homo sapiens emerge in Africa?
Live Science
05.28.2024
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/why-did-homo-sapiens-emerge-in-africa
Arizona professors receive recognition from science association
KJZZ.org
04.20.2024
https://kjzz.org/content/1877606/arizona-professors-receive-recognition-science-association
Was Lucy the mother of us all? Fifty years after her discovery, the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton has rivals
Newswire
04.23.2024
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/705937289/was-lucy-the-mother-of-us-all-fifty-years-after-her-discovery-the-3-2-million-year-old-skeleton-has-rivals
What we can learn from Lucy, the world’s most famous fossil
Der Standard (Austria)
04.14.2024
https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/3000000214988/was-wir-von-lucy-dem-beruehmtesten-fossil-der-welt-lernen-koennen
Lucy’s World
Science Magazine (cover)
04.04.2024
https://www.science.org/content/article/was-lucy-mother-us-all-fifty-years-discovery-famed-skeleton-rivals
Toba super-eruption unveils fresh insights on early human migration
India Education Diary
03.26.2024
https://indiaeducationdiary.in/toba-super-eruption-unveils-fresh-insights-on-early-human-migration/
The survival story of early humans against a superstorm reveals how they fend for themselves in the forest
List23
03.23.2024
https://list23.com/3731560-the-survival-story-of-early-humans-against-a-superstorm-reveals-how-they-fend-for-themselves-in-the-/
Survival Through Ashes: How Early Humans Outwitted a Supereruption
SciTechDaily
03.23.2024
https://scitechdaily.com/survival-through-ashes-how-early-humans-outwitted-a-supereruption/
Supervolcano Eruption Reveals What Could Have Driven Humans Out of Africa
Science Alert
|03.21.2024
https://www.sciencealert.com/supervolcano-eruption-reveals-what-could-have-driven-humans-out-of-africa
Toba supereruption unveils new insights into early human migration
Popular Archaeology Magazine
03.20.2024
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/toba-supereruption-unveils-new-insights-into-early-human-migration/
New Insights into Human Migration: How a Massive Volcanic Eruption May Have Precipitated Exodus from Africa
United Arab Emirates Business Journal
03.20.2024
https://theubj.com/uae/science/58768/new-insights-into-human-migration-how-a-massive-volcanic-eruption-may-have-precipitated-exodus-from-africa/
They created at 3D model of Lucy, the most famous human ancestor
Spark Chronicles
01.14.2024
https://sparkchronicles.com/they-created-a-3d-model-of-lucy-the-most-famous-human-ancestor/
A compelling theory to explain a key trait of modern humans
News Click
01.06.2024
https://www.newsclick.in/compelling-theory-explain-key-trait-modern-humans
Pressenza.com
01.20.2024
https://www.pressenza.com/2024/01/a-compelling-theory-to-explain-a-key-trait-of-modern-humans/
Curtis Marean research
Hyperprosociality: The key to Homo sapiens’ global spread, suggests paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean
BNN Breaking
01.05.2024
https://bnnbreaking.com/tech/science-tech/hyperprosociality-the-key-to-homo-sapiens-global-spread-suggests-paleoanthropologist-curtis-marean/
A compelling theory to explain a key trait of modern humans
Resilience.org
01.05.2024
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-01-05/a-compelling-theory-to-explain-a-key-trait-of-modern-humans/
Curtis Marean research
How we evolved and how culture can reshape us
LAProgressive
01.04.2024
https://www.laprogressive.com/africa/how-we-evolved
Curtis Marean research
Noted and Quoted
Syphilis microbe’s family has plagued humans for millennia
Nature
01.24.2024
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00191-9
Anne Stone quoted
Multimedia
Jane Goodall plaque unveiling
ASU Media Relations/News Photoshelter/images by Samantha Chou
09.11.2024
https://asunews.photoshelter.com/gallery/20240911-Jane-Goodall-Plaque-Unveiling/G0000nBdz4PV0QgA/C0000tijspu9SbBY
Our First Home (September)
09.2024
Curtis Marean video re: Pinnacle Point/SA research
https://vimeo.com/1009150540/2f51579342?share=copy
Why did we evolve family?
History of Humankind (YouTube channel)
09.2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rRKvKc49jY
Used IHO images by permission
In Search of the First Cyborg (podcast)
Sapiens.org
05.08.2024
https://www.sapiens.org/biology/human-evolution-first-cyborg/
podcast featuring Cindy Huang
Lucy, the fossil, 50 years later
Arizona PBS—Arizona Horizon
04.23.2024
https://azpbs.org/horizon/2024/04/lucy-the-fossil/
2024 Lund Symposium
Next Breath
April 18–19, 2024
https://www.nextbreath.global/molecularfrontierssymposiumlund2024
On Human Origins and the Future of Humanity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-DoWrtlyU
Researcher who found ‘Lucy’ skeleton works at ASU now, and wants us to focus on future
KJZZ/The Show
04.04.2024
https://kjzz.org/content/1875996/researcher-who-found-lucy-skeleton-50-years-ago-works-asu-now-and-wants-us-focus
If you donate DNA, what should scientists give in return? A ‘pathbreaking’ new model
NPR—All Things Considered
01.22.2024
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/01/22/1225670770/if-you-donate-dna-what-should-scientists-give-in-return-a-pathbreaking-new-model