Word: uprighteous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...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. How did the researchers know? The knee joint was built in such a way that the animal could fully straighten its legs. That would have freed it from the inefficient, bowlegged stride that keeps today's chimps and gorillas from extended periods of two-legged walking. Presuming that this diminutive...
...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...
...major differences between humans and apes, Johanson notes, are that the former are more intelligent and walk upright. There's one more: humans are intensely and endlessly curious about where and how they began. In Search of Human Origins will do much to satisfy that curiosity...
...stood, a chipper Brit in black, with a shock of pepper and salt locks, leaning on his very first upright bass--an old $150 job. To his right was crooked music stand full of tricks of the free trade: various and sundry kitchen utensils, brushes, sticks, bows, and scrubbers--all of which he managed to employ in his performance that night...
Martins also created his own event--remaining upright without sharp skates. The results here were mixed--Martins' skates went out from under him about four times during the first two periods, earning him a nice ice-cold bottom. However, he did take home a worthy consolation gift--an assist and two goals, one of which he banked in off the goalie's pads from behind...