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Climate Change Played Key Role in Extinction of Homo floresiensis


Homo floresiensis abandoned Liang Bua -- a cave this small-bodied human species had occupied for around 140,000 years -- during severe drought between 61,000 and 55,000 years ago, according to new research.

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