TOKYO - 0.9 meter high ancient creature dubbed the "Hobbit", said once a big-bodied Homo erectus from Asia, but later evolved into separate species.
The researchers believe that this species shrink in size after being stranded in Flores, Indonesia, probably after a natural disaster. They say this is something known as the "island effect", which occurs when a growing population in a restricted environment.
The facts revealed after scientists studying...
