Speaking of destroying America, today's issue of Science is dedicated to one of key pillars of thought bent on undermining America and it's Christian values: Human Evolution.

Researchers have unveiled the oldest known skeleton of a putative human ancestor--and it is full of surprises. Although the creature, named Ardipithecus ramidus, had a brain and body the size of a chimpanzee, it did not knuckle-walk or swing through the trees like an ape. Instead, "Ardi" walked upright, with a big, stiff foot and short, wide pelvis, researchers report in Science. "We thought Lucy was the find of the century," says paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill of Yale University, referring to the famous 3.2-million-year-old skeleton that revolutionized thinking about human origins. "But in retrospect, it was not.

[From Ancient Skeleton May Rewrite Earliest Chapter of Human Evolution -- Gibbons 2009 (1001): 1 -- ScienceNOW]

Sounds like pretty cool stuff. I haven't read the articles yet, but plan to do so before the weekend.

Oh, there's also this full frontal picture.

Both hands above your desk, please.