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Hobbit Histories: The Origins of Homo Floresiensis

June 10, 2016

The origins of the species known as 'the hobbit' - a human relative only a little over a metre tall - have been debated ever since its discovery in 2004. Now new fossils may reveal the ancestors of this strange species and help us to understand its history.

January 3, 2014

Friday Nite Videos -- Jan 3, 2014

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Bill Moyers on North Carolina: Battleground State. Auld Lang Syne, with lyrics. The inner workings of the $50 billion divorce industry. How Gollum, star hobbit, was brought to life. Bobby 'Blue' Bland's Stormy Monday.

Creating Gollum

January 3, 2014

Gollum is digital, and he may be the biggest star of the new Hobbit blockbuster. Here's how he was brought to life.

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