Scientists Rip Habitat Claim for 'Breakthrough of the Year'
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 15:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A purported human ancestor that was dubbed Science magazine's 2009 Breakthrough of the Year is under fire from scientists who say there is scant evidence for claims that there were dense woods at the African site where the creature lived 4.4 million years ago.