I loved this article. Usually, I'm put off reading anything related to evolution because I get bogged down in all the Latin. Instead of infusing every sentence with tongue-tying technical terms, the author paints us an elaborate picture, offering us a rare, comprehensible scientific piece. (Compare it with this article from the NYT. Same facts, more credibility even, what with all the quotes from distinguished scientists, still pretty dry though)
The author also does a great job of shedding light on the painstaking effort that's required to unearth --literally and metaphorically-- such a discovery: Six years to reconstruct a pelvis. Wow. (In my mind, paleoanthropology is what happens in Jurassic Park, which didn't seem very hard).
This version of the article (the online version) is also a great learning tool; embedded in it are interactive graphics and slide shows, making it easier to delve into this monkey-business. Pardon the pun.
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