Rappler's latest stories on Homo floresiensis
Early humans in the Philippines 700,000 years ago – study
Until now, the earliest confirmed evidence of hominins – the scientific term used to group modern and early humans – in the Philippines came from a single, 67,000-year old foot bone unearthed in the Sierra Madre Mountains

Likely ancestor of mystery 'hobbit' found
Two studies fill a huge gap in our understanding of these diminutive people whose tortuous evolutionary saga hit a dead end some 50 000 years ago

Indonesia's 'hobbits' disappeared when modern humans came
A new study shows the pint sized creatures disappeared much earlier than previously thought

Terkuak, misteri kepunahan ‘manusia Hobbit’
Manusia hobbit tak pernah bertemu dengan manusia modern
A decade on and Indonesia's 'Hobbit' still holds secrets
It s been 10 years since a new species of human – dubbed the Hobbit – was found in a cave in Flores in Eastern Indonesia

Were 'hobbit' hominids island dwarfs?
Was Homo floresiensis or the Man of Flores a separate species?