Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

It's long been thought our species was unique in its ability to adapt to harsh climates like bone-dry deserts or thick-set ...

Research reveals new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, suggesting that hominins were present on the continent far earlier than previously thought.

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 ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. New evidence reveals Homo erectus mastered survival in Tanzania’s ancient deserts, proving they ...

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 ...

Somehow, H. erectus was able to adjust to this new landscape. The early humans visited water holes that popped up after it ...

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

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