Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago

An international group of researchers, including scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has uncovered strong evidence that shifting climate conditions contributed to the disappearance of Homo floresiensis, the small-bodied human species often called the hobbits. The findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, indicate that these early humans left Liang Bua, a cave they had occupied for roughly 140,000 years, during a prolonged drought that s...