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?

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

We have much earlier evidence, from skeletons and skulls, of modern humans ... If proven correct, then Homo sapiens and Homo floresiensis must have co-existed on the island for several tens ...

The tiny Homo floresiensis highlights another way in which our ancient ... impressions Other star specimens in this part of the gallery include the Broken Hill skull of Homo heidelbergensis - the ...

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At, one point, however, we shared this planet with several other hominin species, including Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), Homo floresiensis ... and fragments of a skull — genetic ...

A severe drought caused by climate change may have led to the extinction of the diminutive human species known as Homo floresiensis, or the Flores Man, around 50,000 years ago. The hobbit-like ...