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![Alice Roberts, of the University of Birmingham, holds the skull of a hobbit, or <em>Homo floresiensis</em>.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95TorvTj49UQoxBActvVF3-320-80.jpg)
'Hobbits' May Have Led Early Humans Out of Africa
By Alice Roberts published
New research on Indonesian fossils reveals clues to an ancient expansion out of Africa led by human ancestors nicknamed "hobbits."
![The surface of mastodon bone, showing a half-impact notch on a segment of femur.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/egcSww5yBLLZyHUQwwYAAe-320-80.jpg)
In Photos: 130,000-Year-Old Evidence of Humans in California
By Jeanna Bryner published
Scientists have found what they are saying could be the oldest evidence of human activity in North America — the marked bones of a mastodon dating back some 130,000 years.
![A close up photo of a person's nose](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGzGVks6RezPWCdnoCjp9d-320-80.jpg)
What Your Nose Knows About Human Evolution
By Sara G. Miller published
They can be bulbous, pert, or pointy — but why do some noses look different than others? It could have something to do how humans evolved to live in certain climates, a new study suggests.
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Still King: Why Kong Dwarfs Today's Beasts
By Mindy Weisberger published
King Kong is back.
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Bipedal Human Ancestor 'Lucy' Was a Tree Climber, Too
By Mindy Weisberger published
CT scans of "Lucy," a human ancestor that lived 3 million years ago, reveal evidence in the structure of her bones that suggests she climbed trees as well as a walked on the ground.
![Arms](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QviqesshD4P4f2vM3UzPBm-320-80.jpg)
Think Fast: Do Humans Have Hair on the Undersides of Their Arms?
By Laura Geggel published
At first glance, the underside of a human arm may look hairless. But a closer inspection will reveal that tiny, colorless hairs cover it like soft peach fuzz.
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