Homo floresiensis was one of the last human species to go extinct, but also one of the most different from Homo sapiens. As ...

Are the bones of several tiny individuals from the island of Flores the newest addition to our family tree, or are they the remains of diseased humans only masquerading as an extinct species?

that Homo floresiensis survives up until the present ... Reporting their existence would almost certainly consign them to extinction (where are our tigers, rhinos, gorillas all heading, despite ...

A fossilised left leg unearthed in South Africa belongs to one of the smallest adult hominins ever discovered – smaller even than the so-called “hobbit”, Homo floresiensis. Receive a weekly ...

Are the bones of several tiny individuals from the island of Flores the newest addition to our family tree, or are they the remains of diseased humans only masquerading as an extinct species?

The astonishingly small adult limb bone discovered in Indonesia rekindles debates about modern humans' ancient relative, Homo floresiensis. The new find offers fresh insights into this diminutive ...

Adaptation, survival and extinction provide the dynamic backdrop to this story ... visitors will see how physically adapted they were to cold climates. The tiny Homo floresiensis highlights another ...

Researchers have debated how the hobbits – named Homo floresiensis after the remote ... to be among the last early human species to go extinct. Scientists don't yet know whether the hobbits ...