China's 'Dwarf Village': 60-Year Mystery of Stunted Growth Baffles Scientists

• Yangsi, a remote village in China's Sichuan province, is known as the 'village of dwarfs' due to a mysterious phenomenon.
• For 60 years, over 50% of its population has been confined to a height of 2-3 feet, with children stopping growth between 5-7 years old.
• Scientists have investigated soil, water, air, and grains but found no concrete medical or logical reason for the stunted growth.
• Local theories include a curse, improper burials, divine wrath, or after-effects of Japanese chemical experiments during a war.
• Experts call it 'stunted growth,' but the 60-year-old puzzle of why it's confined to Yangsi remains unsolved, even with genetic mutation studies.

Why It Matters: Yangsi village in China faces an unexplained 60-year mystery of widespread stunted growth baffling scientists.