Scientists studying ancient cousins of humans have big news: A hobbit-like species was even smaller than previously thought. Fossils of Homo floresiensis (dubbed "hobbits" for their resemblance to the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ever since finding the remains of the "hobbits" — a small-statured species of ancient human — on ...

Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin stand at an intersection as Hobbit-heroes. In comparison to the rest of the Fellowship, they’re strange, but in comparison to other Hobbits, they are noble. The audience ...

Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet tall, earning them the nickname "hobbits." Now a new study suggests ...

In J.R.R. Tolkien's appendices of The Lord of the Rings, we learn that Sept. 22 is the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Fans around the world have thus declared this day "Hobbit Day" and celebrate ...

DENVER — A reunion of the Fellowship is happening in Colorado. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd are scheduled to appear at Denver's largest pop culture festival next summer.

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