Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ...

Early humans adapted to harsh conditions over a million years ago, researchers find - Our early human ancestors had a much greater adaptability to survive in extreme environments than previously thoug ...

New research suggests Homo erectus was able to survive—and even thrive—after its home in East Africa shriveled up and became a dry, barren landscape. H. erectus is a now-extinct species of ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

The Denisovans provided the genetic difference for Asian and Australid populations, two of the four “root races” from which ...

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

Researchers reexamined the adaptability of Homo erectus in Africa, arguing that more than climatic factors shaped their ecological niche – it also involved overcoming cognitive and physiological ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in ... a generalist species able to survive in a variety of landscapes in Africa and Eurasia.

"This adaptability expands Homo erectus's potential range into the Saharo-Sindian region across Africa and into similar environments in Asia." ...