Now, two researchers from Stanford have actually taken up the task of examining the remains, and much to everyone's surprise, they told LiveScience that it was human. The creature is said to be six inches tall and have lived to between six and eight years old, but apparently no series of mutations can fully explain its diminutive form. LiveScience has all of the details on Nolan's research — but we're not ruling it out as one elaborate and creepy hoax.