This celebrity goo was created by Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie may have altered Samir's goo before publication.

publication date: Sunday, December 14, 2014 (part of Winter 2015)

category: Science

clue: She might be the root of everything!

explanation: Ardi is the most complete early human specimen around. The name Ardi means "ground floor" and is related to the stem word for "root" in Afar. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein

trivia: Samir also provided the explanation.


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