Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Meet Haggis! The tiny pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) calf was ...

Archaeologists have found compelling evidence that the early humans who inhabited the Indonesian island of Flores were wiped out by climate change. Homo floresiensis, dubbed the “hobbits” for their ...

Flores Island, Indonesia, was inhabited by the small-bodied hominin species Homo floresiensis, which has an unknown evolutionary relationship to modern humans. This island is also home to an extant ...

Watch out Moo Deng, there’s a new baby pygmy hippo in town. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia just announced the arrival of a healthy-looking female calf born earlier this month. The hippo calf was ...

From Homer to Philostratus, Ancient Greek sources describe Pygmies as dwarves at the world’s edge, fighting cranes and living ...