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Fast evolution explains the tiny stature of extinct 'Hobbit' from Flores Island

  • Written by José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Universidade Federal de Goias
Fast evolution explains the tiny stature of extinct 'Hobbit' from Flores IslandAn Indonesian island was home to _H. Floresiensis_ – but how did the dwarfed human species evolve?areza taqwim/Shutterstock.com

It’s not every day that scientists discover a new human species.

But that’s just what happened back in 2004, when archaeologists uncovered some very well-preserved fossil remains in the Liang Bua cave on...

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