They came up a little short. A small archaic hominid known as the “hobbit” might have died out around 50,000 years ago after ...

About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as “the hobbit ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Stalagmite data suggest Homo floresiensis faced prolonged drought that stressed both them and their prey, contributing to their disappearance.

A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species ...