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...crucial piece of evidence came in 1974 with the discovery of the long- sought "missing link" between apes and humans. An expedition to Ethiopia led by Donald Johanson, now president of IHO, painstakingly pieced together a remarkable ancient primate skeleton. Although about 60% of the bones, including much of the skull, were missing, the scientists could tell that the animal stood 3 ft. 6 in. tall. That seemed too short for a hominid, but the animal had an all important human characteristic: unlike any species of primate known to have come before, this creature walked fully upright...
...final clue that Lucy was the missing link came when Johanson's team assembled fossil fragments, like a prehistoric jigsaw puzzle, into a fairly complete A. afarensis skull. It turned out to be much more apelike than human, with a forward-thrust jaw and chimp-size braincase. These short creatures (males were under five feet tall) were probably no smarter than the average ape. Their upright stance and bipedal locomotion, however, may have given them an advantage by freeing their hands, making them more efficient food gatherers...
Heatherton advises those feelings depressed to find a new attribution to link to the snow: "Be happy that we've broken the record for the most snowfall. That should cheer...
...another, engage inpolitical philosophy all the time," Sandel saidafter several parents offered their views on thedebate. He said that through his course MoralReasoning 22, "Justice," he has attempted to helpstudents link contemporary issues with the classictexts of philosophy
Connections between skull shape and personality may be reminiscent of folklore or parlor science, but Harvard researchers have recently found evidence supporting a link between facial shape and genetic tendency toward shyness...