Scientists are reporting on "Ardi," a fossil, 4.4 million years old, of a pre-human being called Ardipithecus ramidus. The female, about four feet tall, was discovred in the Afar region of ...

The Ardipithecus ramidus fossils were discovered in Ethiopia's harsh Afar desert at a site called Aramis in the Middle Awash region, just 46 miles (74 kilometers) from where Lucy's species ...

Ardipithecus ’s lower face (i.e., the mandible and maxilla, or “muzzle”) does not project as far forward as that of chimpanzees, but more than in Australopithecus.

Tomorrow the Discovery Channel will show an Ardipithecus documentary. I’ve embedded a couple preview clips they’ve been sending around. I don’t have cable myself (the same way an alcoholic ...

"We don't have Ardipithecus at 20 places," he said. "We would feel much better if we did." Others take issue with the claim that Ardipithecus is a hominid in the first place.

Meet Ardipithecus. This introduction has been a long time coming. Some 4.4 million years ago, a hominid now known as Ardipithecus ramidus lived in what were then forests in Ethiopia. Fifteen years ago ...

None of the Ardipithecus specimens were found in the grassy eastern part of the arc. “Fossils of many species are common all the way across the landscape,” Ambrose said.