# Scientists Investigate What Killed Off Hobbit-Like Species

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/scientists-investigate-what-killed-off-hobbit-like-species/
- Published: 2025-12-16T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Left photo: The skeleton of a Homo floresiensis woman at the Natural History Museum in London, England – August 30, 2018. Photo credit: Emőke Dénes via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (photo was placed in a collage). Right photo: Cave where the remains of Homo floresiensis were discovered in 2003, Lian Bua, Flores, Indonesia [2007]. Photo credit: Rosino via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Sharon Adarlo. Futurism – December 13, 2025. Research article: Communications Earth & Environment.  The extinct archaic human species Homo floresiensis, formerly of Indonesia, left behind fully-grown adult skeletons that famously measure at a diminutive height of three and a half feet tall, which compelled scientists to naturally nickname them “hobbits,” after the iconically pint-sized “Lord of the Rings” creatures. […] Click here to view original web page at www.futurism.com