Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register here for free. About twenty years ago, human history became a lot more complicated. In 2003, archaeologists excavating Liang Bua, a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, found a small human-like skull. More … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register here for free. About twenty years ago, human history became a lot more complicated. In 2003, archaeologists excavating Liang Bua, a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, found a small human-like skull. More … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A hobbit-sized prehistoric man who lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until about 50,000 years ago is surprising scientists in more ways than one. Homo floresiensis, the scientific name for the extinct species, was … Read more