Andrew WeitzAssistant Professor of Anthropology, Western Washington University Latest articles by Andrew Weitz Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains' By Tesla Monson, Andrew Weitz published 29 September 25 Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests. Neuroscience Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change.2MIT designs computing component that uses waste heat 'as a form of information'3Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS4Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.5'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation
Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains' By Tesla Monson, Andrew Weitz published 29 September 25 Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests.
