A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, ...

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 ...

Evidence collected from the Engaji Nanyori site in the gorge suggests that Homo erectus adapted to this hostile environment ...

Study: Homo erectus adapted to steppe-desert climate extremes one million years ago In a recent article in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, researchers investigated when Homo ...

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

An early human ancestor of our species successfully navigated harsher and more arid terrains for longer in Eastern Africa ...

Homo erectus had longer legs ... according to a new paper published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. “That success came down to their ability to survive over a ...

Evidence collected from the Engaji Nanyori site in the gorge suggests that Homo erectus adapted to this hostile environment "by focusing on ecological focal points such as river confluences where ...