New Scientist is carrying this summary of a recent hominid find in east Africa. While the article is a little light on specfics, anthropologists seem to have discovered a new Homo erectus skull. Since erectus is so poorly represented in the fossil record, any find is important. This one is unusual because it's much smaller than previous finds (about 30%). Predictably, calls have gone up to call it a new species, but thankfully at least some people are fighting this attempt.