Meet the Hobbit, Homo floresiensis💍 @NewScientist
Meet the Hobbit, Homo floresiensis💍  @NewScientist
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The pint-sized human species was most likely smaller due to island dwarfism and the reason for their extinction has been fascinating scientists.

Watch the full video: youtu.be/mLrAJo6-SH4

Subscribe ➤ bit.ly/NSYTSUBS

Get more from New Scientist:
Official website: bit.ly/NSYTHP
Facebook: bit.ly/NSYTFB
Twitter: bit.ly/NSYTTW
Instagram: bit.ly/NSYTINSTA
LinkedIn: bit.ly/NSYTLIN

About New Scientist:
New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human.

New Scientist
newscientist.com

#human #evolution
Meet the Hobbit, Homo floresiensis💍You are 2 per cent NeanderthalDo we live in a multiverse? 🤯Four children with terminal brain cancer were saved by new cell therapyCan arts be used as pain relief?How do black holes affect the galaxy around them? ⭐⚫⭐This drone can follow a bee’s movements using a robotic tracking systemWeve Been Wrong About The Dinosaur ExtinctionFinding the last NeanderthalExcavating the caves of ancient humans 🪨The adaptations we dont needWe are witnessing rapid improvement in quantum computers.
New Scientist |

Meet the "Hobbit", Homo floresiensis💍

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER