1994 In Science
The year 1994 in science and technology involved many significant events, listed below. Archaeology and paleontology * March 31 – The journal ''Nature (journal), Nature'' reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete ''Australopithecus afarensis'' skull, significant in the study of human evolution. * December 18 – Chauvet Cave discovered by Jean-Marie Chauvet and other speleology, speleologists near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in the Ardèche department of southern France, containing some of the earliest known cave paintings of animals, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. * The ''Australopithecus'' skeleton "Little Foot" is identified in South Africa. Astronomy and space exploration * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * February 3 – Asteroid (136617) 1994 CC is discovered. * February 21 – Revealing of the first photo of Pluto and its moon Cha ...
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