An article published in the journal “Science” describes a genetic analysis of members of the pygmy population living on the Indonesian island of Flores. A team of researchers tried to understand the origins of their short stature and the possible relationship with Homo floresiensis, the hominins nicknamed Hobbits who lived on the island in the past, concluding that there are no traces of genetic links between the two populations, in which short stature is independent, a typical case of adaptation to life on an island.