Our early human ancestors might have been more adaptable than previously thought: New research suggests Homo erectus was able ...

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling techniques.

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a ...

Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging ...

The research challenges the long-held belief that only Homo sapiens had the capacity to thrive in extreme environments.

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer ...

Learn more about how Homo erectus may have adapted to dryer, arid conditions before Homo sapiens.

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first ...

This finding had challenged the long-held belief that Homo sapiens were the first humans to adapt to such inhospitable ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus demonstrated remarkable adaptability by thriving in harsh desert environments, ...