Ethiopian Science and Technology

4.4 million-year-old hominid skeleton 'Ardi' discovered in Ethiopia

A treasure trove of 4.4-million-year-old fossils from the Ethiopian desert is dramatically overturning widely held ideas about the early evolution of humans and how they came to walk upright

This image released by
the journal Science
shows the probable life
appearance in anterior
view of Ardipithecuss
ramidus

01 October, 2009

Times Online - The discovery of a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia has allowed scientists to retrace the first evolutionary steps of our ancestors after they split away from those of modern chimpanzees. more >>

Ethiopian fossil find pushes human-ape split back millions of years

by Marlowe Hood

23 August, 2007

PARIS (AFP) - Ten million-year-old fossils discovered in Ethiopia show that humans and apes probably split six or seven million years earlier than widely thought, according to landmark study released Wednesday. more >>

Lucy Safely Arrives in USA: Minister

The framed hominid fossil 'Lucy,' is seen at a exhibition at
the Ethiopian Natural History Museum in the Ethiopian
capital of Addis Ababa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006.

08 August, 2007

Addis Ababa - Ethiopian famous fossil Lucy has safely arrived in America on Sunday, Culture and Tourism Minister Ambassador Mohamed Drir said. more >>

Famous fossil Lucy leaves Ethiopia

By ANITA POWELL, Associated Press Writer

06 August, 2007

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The 3.2 million-year-old skeleton known as Lucy was quietly flown out of Ethiopia overnight for a tour of the United States, a trip some consider too risky for one of the world's most famous fossils. more >>

Ethiopia unveils new find of ancient fossils

11 July, 2007

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered hominid fossil fragments dating from between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years ago in what could fill a crucial gap in the understanding of human evolution. more >>

Helping to establish Green Chemistry -- in Ethiopia

22 June, 2007

University of Nottingham scientists have been instrumental in helping to establish a pioneering branch of chemistry in Ethiopia. more >>

Science comes to the rescue of Ethiopian farmers

By Andualem Sisay - Capital

28 March 2007

After four years of research, scientists from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and International Livestock Research Institute (IRLI), have identified a cattle-type resistant to a fatal form of bovine disease. more >>