Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging ...

Research Reveals Our Ancestors Developed Tools and Intellectual Capacity to Survive in Extreme Dry Conditions 1.2 Million ...

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

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus demonstrated remarkable adaptability by thriving in harsh desert environments, ...

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

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...

Explore the remarkable survival strategies of Homo erectus in extreme desert conditions. Discover how they thrived in harsh ...

The research challenges the long-held belief that only Homo sapiens had the capacity to thrive in extreme environments.

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest ...

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

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

A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research paper.