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

Recent research has revealed that early human ancestors, specifically Homo erectus, thrived in extreme desert conditions over ...

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

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered that Homo erectus adapted to extreme desert conditions in East Africa one million ...

More than 1.2 million years ago, our ancestors Homo erectus developed the tools and intellectual capacity to survive in very ...

According to some experts, six human species existed simultaneously around 60,000 years ago. They were Neanderthals, ...

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

A major archaeological discovery has recently been made near King’s House, where researchers have uncovered Europe’s oldest ...

The Great Filter theory suggests that our lack of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations may arise from either their ...

Homo Erectus This species, until recently known by a multiplicity of other names, was probably the immediate predecessor of modern man. It now seems possible that the transition took place some ...

It is believed that a remote Indonesian island was once home to an ancient human species that could still be alive today.

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...