The remains of an individual Homo floresiensis were discovered in 2003 ... The researchers also found traces of highly divergent genetic sequences in Denisovan DNA — extracted from specimens ...

As no one has been able to recover DNA from the fossils of Homo floresiensis (nicknamed the “hobbit”), researchers had to create a tool for finding archaic genetic sequences in modern DNA. The ...

While more than 100 Homo floresiensis fossils — likely belonging to six or seven individuals — have been unearthed to ... Scientists also hope to be able extract ancient DNA from Liang Bua.

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human ...

When the first modern humans arose in East Africa sometime between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago, the world was very different compared to today. Perhaps the biggest difference was that we—meaning ...

By Cheryl Jones. Scientists are planning an attempt to extract DNA from the "hobbit" Homo floresiensis, the 1-meter-tall extinct distant relative of modern humans that was unearthed in Indonesia ...

While more than 100 Homo floresiensis fossils — likely belonging to six or seven individuals — have been unearthed to date, there’s only one relatively complete skeleton and only one skull ...

While more than 100 Homo floresiensis fossils — likely belonging to six or seven individuals — have been unearthed to ... Scientists also hope to be able extract ancient DNA from Liang Bua.