There’s a very interested article posted today on CNN.com! It looks like scientists have discovered a nearly complete skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy belongs to this species). It was actually discovered in 2000 but scientists have spent the past 6 years trying to remove the skeleton from sandstone. Very cool article!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/20/human.ancestor.ap/index.html

This subject was actually brought up at the last meeting (I hear) and then was mentioned again on the club listserv. Hopefully people can read up on this and form their own opinions and we can discuss this topic at the next club meeting!

Here is a link to a news article about it:
http://www.frostillustrated.com/news/2006/0906/News/008.html.

Here is also an interesting blog about the issue:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/09/why_racebased_s.html.