Drought may have doomed the ‘hobbits’ of Flores

A new climate record suggests that Homo floresiensis — pint-size human relatives nicknamed “hobbits” — endured thousands of years of intensifying drought before disappearing from their Indonesian island home of Flores. The prolonged drying may have stressed both the hobbits and the miniature elephant-like animals they hunted for food, researchers report December 8 in Communications…

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Peter McFarlane death: Aussie rocker from Finch, Contraband and Swanee dies as his heartbroken wife pays tribute

The Aussie music industry is mourning the loss of rocker Peter McFarlane this week. The musician died on Saturday, with his heartbroken wife paying tribute on his Facebook account, calling him the the ”love of my life”. It was revealed via tributes from two of McFarlane’s musician mates that he had suffered a stroke after…

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