Breakthrough of the Year Photo: PA From The Telegraph:
The discovery of a short, ape like creature, that lived more than four million years ago just as humans began walking on two legs was the most important breakthrough of the year, according to one of the most prestigious science magazines.
Ardi - a seven stone, four-foot tall female who roamed African forests 4.4million years ago- was the oldest member of the human family tree found so far, pre-dating the previous ancestor "Lucy" by a million years.
Her discovery, reported in October, sheds light on a crucial period when we were just leaving the trees.
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