A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

(Left to right) Danny Simpson (Thorin), Chelsea Cannon (Kili), Chennelle Bryant-Harris (Bombur), Cody Swanson (Bilbo), Jasmine Renee (Oin) and Ariana Starkman (Ori) in Dobama Theatre's production of ...

I’m a lucky so-and-so. I review outdoor gear for a living, which includes testing lots of new running shoes, especially trail running shoes (I love rough-and-rugged off-road routes). And, because I ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Hobbit Houses, a whimsical complex on the edge of L.A. and Culver City, sold for the first time ever for $1.88 ...

Not only is Reiner Knizia certainly the most prolific designer in hobby board games, but The Hobbit: There And Back Again isn’t even his first (or second, or third) game based on Tolkien's book for ...

'Death by Lightning' star Betty Gilpin met her husband at work Rachel Murray/Getty Homemade slippers sealed the deal when it came to Betty Gilpin knowing Cosmo Pfeil was the one for her. While dating, ...

A “Lord of the Rings”-inspired mini kingdom in Provo, Utah, has come to market asking $43 million. The 23,000-square-foot timber-and-stone residence might seem a bit overwhelming for a pint-size ...

Homo floresiensis was a diminutive species of hominin that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores and went extinct about 60,000 years ago. While hominin brains kept increasing throughout human ...

A pristine copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit just sold for roughly $57,000 in England. The volume is a rare first-edition copy illustrated by the author. Staffers at the Bath auction house ...

The fantasy collectibles market had another headline moment this week when a rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit sold at auction in Bristol, England, for $57,000. The book, discovered ...

You’ll need more than a few silver coins to snag this literary treasure. An extremely rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary 1937 work The Hobbit has just hit the block via U.K. house ...