'Hobbit' human 'is a new species'
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The skeletal remains of human "Hobbits" found in Indonesia belong to a new branch of our family tree, a study says.
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A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of mankind.
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The story of modern humansâ final interactions with the extinct Homo erectus may have been revealed by research into the evolution of lice.
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A new study of the phylogeny of human head and body lice provides evidence that Homo sapiens once made direct physical contact with a more archaic lineage.
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The discovery of remains of a tiny human closely related to man on the remote Indonesian island of Flores and tales of Hobbit-like creatures who still roam its jungles have triggered an influx of visitors in search of a fabled lost world.
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In Spain scientists have discovered 13-million-year-old fossils of a new species of ape. The species may have been the last common ancestor of humans and all great apes living today. Includes photo gallery.
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Newly unearthed remains of hobbit-sized humans, perhaps one of the most significant finds involving human evolution in recent years, are being stored in an office drawer in the Indonesian capital.
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Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a heretofore unknown species of dwarf people, dubbed Homo floresiensis.
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The latest probable common ancestor to humans and great apes had a body like an ape, fingers like a chimp and the upright posture of humans, according to researchers who unearthed a fossil of the animal in Spain.
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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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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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A new species of tree that is not thought to grow anywhere else is found on an island off the west coast of Scotland.
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[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 18 : A team of London researchers, who have done a tongue in cheek psychological analysis of the one of the most intriguing characters in JRR Tolkien&#39;s epic &#39;Lord of the Rings,&#39; Gollum, say that not only was he a schizophrenic
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Scientists say humans have altered the earth right into a new geological age. Here's you're chance to help name our new era.
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It's amanfromWiReD! Interbreeding between humans and aliens is a recurrent theme of science fiction - and late night talk radio. But could an example we've unearthed from near San Francisco, California, prove to be the first living example?â¦
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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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Science & environment: Â· Scientists shed new light on disputed skeleton findÂ· Bone analysis supports distinct species theory