Discovering Ardi – Ardi’s Feet – 10/11 @ 9pm E/P on Discovery
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Human feet are very different from those of other primates. Ardi’s foot had a big toe that could grasp as she climbed in the trees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere special, DISCOVERING ARDI, Sunday October 11 at 9 PM (ET/PT) documenting the sustained, intensive investigation leading up to this landmark publication of the Ardipithecus ramidus fossils.
UNDERSTANDING ARDI, a one-hour special produced in collaboration with CBS News will air at 11 PM (ET/PT) immediately following DISCOVERING ARDI. The special is moderated by former CBS and CNN anchor Paula Zahn and includes research team members Dr. Tim White, Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Dr. Giday WoldeGabriel, Dr. Owen Lovejoy, and science journalist Ann Gibbons
The scientific investigation began in the Ethiopian desert 17 years ago, and now opens a new chapter on human evolution, revealing the first evolutionary steps our ancestors took after we diverged from a common ancestor we once shared with living chimpanzees. “Ardi’s” centerpiece skeleton, the other hominids she lived with, and the rocks, soils, plants and animals that made up her world were analyzed in laboratories around the world, and the scientists have now published their findings in the prestigious journal Science.
“Ardi” is now the oldest skeleton from our (hominid) branch of the primate family tree. These Ethiopian discoveries reveal an early grade of human evolution in Africa that predated the famous Australopithecus nicknamed “Lucy.” Ardipithecus was a woodland creature with a small brain, long arms, and short legs. The pelvis and feet show a primitive form of two-legged walking on the ground, but Ardipithecus was also a capable tree climber, with long fingers and big toes that allowed their feet to grasp like an ape’s. The discoveries answer old questions about how hominids became bipedal.
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Fairy tales, …
Fairy tales, religious stories, etc. have always been used to make people feel more comfortable about things in the world and their individual communities. It’s a control issue – nothing more. You tell a child there’s a monster under the bed to first, put fear in the kid, second, to control him, and third, to simply be cruel, because it’s easy & fun. It’s all BS and simply creates over-reacting monsters out of the children, that go on to torture small animals and cut themselves. Go religion!
“All over?” No – if …
“All over?” No – if logic were to be employed it would dictate that none would be found in North America, Australia, Asia or South America – because folks hadn’t yet walked or sailed there.
And regarding other connected species – they might still be found – how about ponying up and funding yet another expedition?
Hmm. Cool, simple …
Hmm. Cool, simple logic would say..hey..there should be tons of these fossils…all over..no? Not only that but there would be many other intermediate species..wouldnt there? Where are they?
and what is mature …
and what is mature about reading fairytales? The mature thing is to give up imaginary friends like Jesus and god and start living life how you want and not after a book or a guy wearing a dress.
I want to live my life and enjoy it instead of throwing it away for some fairytales.
ya idiot we …
ya idiot we Don’t come from them we share a common ancestor. and once in for all you can’t compete against hard evidence its there, its real. now they said in parts of the show that alot of what we thought was true was wrong so they corrected it. but at least its making progress in a thousand years alot of what we know now maybe corrected but the bible and all religions have stayed the same they don’t offer any concrete evidence just faith. im catholic an i dont believe adam an eve
I really fell sorry …
I really fell sorry for your dumb ass.
Shut the up …
Shut the up you dumb ignorant hypocrit.
Thanks bro. And …
Thanks bro. And finally when people make since they get marked down from dumb creationist that just come in this to start debates that they know they have no evidence to prove.
Im not a believer …
Im not a believer so I don’t have to go to hell.
But you do for not following the bible.
AnnaKK… you’re …
AnnaKK… you’re garbage…
UGH stupid people …
UGH stupid people need to reliaze that haha *high 5*
and God forgives …
and God forgives sins no whatever i know i am right i am SICK of fighting i am just trying to help you OK??????? i am going to be the mature one and END THIS!!! if u want to spend your eternal life in hell…..i can not control that!!!!!
Because there is no …
Because there is no “REAL” bible. The translators left out alot of the parts from the bible.
Like when you go to church you don’t burn lambs and stuff like the bible tells you. Instead you listen ot a priest and his version of the bible and the parts that suits your life.
Religion today is all about making the gods fit your lifestyle and not fit your lifestyle to the gods.
Americans is a good example. Alot of religious people there and most commits 7 out of 7 deadly sins everyday!
um well if u know …
um well if u know so much than why arent u telling what the REAL Bible says???? what kind of Bible have u been reading????