'Lucy's baby' found in Ethiopia- September 20, 2006 The 3.3-million-year-old fossilised remains of a human-like child have been unearthed in Ethiopia's Dikika region. The female bones are from the species Australopithecus afarensis, which is popularly known from the adult skeleton nicknamed "Lucy". Scientists are thrilled with the find, reported in the journal Nature. They believe the near-complete remains offer a remarkable opportunity to study growth and development in an important extinct human ancestor. Juvenile remains of early human...http://www.frimlin.com/links/2006/09/lucys-baby-found-in-ethiopia.php Tenth (dwarf) planet named for goddess of discord- September 14, 2006 A large icy object that helped spark the debate over Pluto's status has officially been named Eris, after the Greek goddess of discord. The object had been known as 2003 UB313 since its discovery was reported in 2005 by Mike Brown of Caltech in Pasadena, US. It is slightly larger than Pluto, which prompted Brown and others to refer to it as the 'tenth planet' and generated debate about what should be considered a planet. Now, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has settled on an official.http://www.frimlin.com/links/2006/09/tenth-dwarf-planet-named-for-goddess.php |