Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ancestor of humanity thrived in arid environments, long before Homo sapiens.

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

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

Ancient Desert Dwellers Findings published by an international research team in Nature Communications Earth & Environment report that our early human relative, Homo erectus, lived in arid terrains in ...