Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short stature, while neighboring groups don't, has been somewhat of a mystery. Now new research suggests unique changes in the Pygmy's genome have both led to ...

Some 50 Pygmies of the Baka clan lead me single file through a steaming rain forest in Cameroon. Scrambling across tree trunks over streams, we hack through heavy undergrowth with machetes and cut ...

In the world of pygmy goats, less is more. At the Twin Falls County Fair, pygmy goat owners on Friday showed their creatures: miniature versions of their regular-sized relatives. The pygmy goat, which ...