Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that new fossils including a jawbone with 12 teeth found at the site show that the foot was that of A. deyiremeda.

A new study argues that the 3.4 million-year-old “Burtele foot,” discovered in 2009, belonged to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a controversial human relative that lived at the same time as our ancestor “Lucy, ” according to findings published in the journal Nature on Tuesday.

Lucy, the famed 3.2-million-year-old fossil that transformed scientific understanding of humanity’s origins, has been placed on display at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.

Satellite data show that the eruption sent a massive ash column soaring between 10 km and 15 km into the atmosphere. According to reports, a plume traveling at 100-120 km/h could reach parts of northwest India by late evening,

Thousands attended ceremony at promenade overlooking the Old City, including former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu

From Ethiopia, almost forgotten since the British freed it from the Italians and restored Emperor Haile Selassie to his ancient throne, came a firsthand account last “week of life as the Lion of Judah and his people find it under British protection.