In 1994, Ethiopian university student Yohannes Haile Selassie stumbled upon an extraordinary find that would reshape the understanding of human evolution. Deep in the Afar region of Ethiopia, Selassie unearthed the first near-complete skeleton of *Ardipithecus ramidus*, a species that lived 4.4 million years ago. Dubbed “Ardi,” this discovery revealed crucial insights into our ancient […]