EvolutionNovember 1, 2014
Human or Hobbit?
The arguments over an ancient skeleton just won’t die
The Hobbit: 10 Years Later
In October 2004 paleontologists announced a new human species called Homo floresiensis. Ever since then debate has raged on whether it truly is a new species or merely a diseased Homo sapiens
July 26, 2013
Co-Discoverer of Homo sapiens’s Little Hobbit Cousin Leaves Large Scientific Legacy
Leading Australian archaeologist Mike Morwood, co-discoverer of the extraordinary human “hobbits,” has died. He was 62. Morwood, who passed away on July 23 from cancer, made important contributions in research areas ranging from the rock art of Australia’s Kimberly region to the seafaring capabilities of Homo erectus.
EvolutionJune 24, 2013
Why 2 Birds in the Hand May Be Better Than a "Hobbit" Skull (in a Cave Deposit, at Least)
EvolutionDecember 11, 2012
Reconstructed Face of Extinct Hobbit Species Is Startlingly Humanlike
EvolutionNovember 6, 2011
Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia s Hobbits
EvolutionJanuary 5, 2011
Researchers to drill for ancient DNA in 'hobbit' tooth
Prospects of recovering ancient DNA from boosted by study on teeth.
EvolutionMarch 17, 2010
Hominins lived on Flores for nearly 1 million years before the "hobbit"
Mind & BrainJanuary 27, 2010
What the small-brained hobbit reveals about primate evolution
The SciencesJune 1, 2008
Hobbit Hullabaloo
New findings challenge the idea of a mini human species on Flores
EvolutionMay 21, 2008
Little Brains, Big Brains: Latest Flores Hobbit News and the Intel Science Fair
Kate Wong brings us up to date on the ongoing research into fossils of the tiny human, called the Hobbit, found on the island of Flores. And Ivan Oransky reports from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Plus, Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman illustrates problems with reductionism and refrigerators. And we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.SciAm.com/daily, www.nybg.org/darwin/symposium.php, www.intel.com/education/ISEF
EvolutionApril 18, 2008
Did the Flores Hobbit Have a Root Canal?
Dental work claim challenges antiquity of hobbit skeleton
EvolutionSeptember 25, 2006
Was the Hobbit Just a Sick Modern Human?
EvolutionAugust 22, 2006
Hobbit Hubbub
New study stirs debate over mini human species
EvolutionOctober 12, 2005
More Bones Support Mini Human Case
EvolutionMarch 4, 2005
Brain Study Bolsters Case for Smart Bantam Human Species
EvolutionOctober 27, 2004
Digging Deeper: Q&A with Peter Brown
A discoverer of an extinct dwarf species of human reflects on one of the most startling paleoanthropological revelations in living memory
EvolutionOctober 27, 2004
Mini Human Species Unearthed