Miniature People Add Extra Pieces to Evolutionary Puzzle
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The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.
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THE DISCOVERY: The bones of a human dwarf species marooned on the remote Indonesian island of Flores between 95,000 and 12,000 years ago while modern humans rapidly developed elsewhere.
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DENVER: In an astonishing discovery that could rewrite the history of human evolution, scientists say they have found the skeleton of a new human species - a dwarf, marooned for eons in a tropical lost world, while modern man rapidly colonised the rest
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MODERN human beings may have wiped out two species of our closest relatives 25,000 years ago, possibly deliberately. The new research, by scientists at the University of Utah, raises the possibility that we
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Scientists have discovered fossils of an ancient, tiny species of human in an isolated part of Indonesia. They are bones from what they say is a smaller version of the now extinct immediate ancestor to modern humans.
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Male chimpanzees have evolved huge testicles and sperm counts for their body size. Among gorillas, females mate only with a dominant male, and accordingly, gorillas&#39; testicles are tiny.
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In the continuing debate over the origin of the extinct âlittle peopleâ of Indonesia, a team of scientists says it has found evidence that these people were members of a distinct species.
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A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.
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Researchers think they have found the modern whaleâs closest evolutionary ancestor.
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There are growing calls among some evolutionary biologists for an upgrade to Darwin, although they differ about what form this might take.
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A new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world were discovered by scientists.
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Scientists have discovered a tiny species of ancient human that lived 18,000 years ago on an isolated island east of the Java Sea - a prehistoric hunter in a &quot;lost world&quot; of giant lizards and miniature elephants.
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Description: Researchers report this week that they have found the remains of a group of small hominids that may be a new species of human -- one that may have existed on an island near Indonesia as late as 14,000 years ago.
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In a blow to human vanity, researchers now say that people have about the same number of genes as a small flowering plant or a tiny worm.
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In an astonishing discovery that could rewrite the history of human evolution, scientists say they have found the skeleton of a new human species, a dwarf, marooned for eons in a tropical Lost World while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet.
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Fans of The Lord of the Rings may be interested to know that a remote Indonesian island has yielded the remains of pint-size people - a surprising new human species â-hat paleontologists say lived just 18,000 years ago.
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Detailing &quot;a new and surprising twig&quot; on the human family tree, scientists report Thursday they&#39;ve discovered the remains of a clan of tiny human relatives, standing about 30 inches tall, that