researchers investigated when Homo erectus, an extinct species of archaic humans, adapted to hyperarid regions in Tanzania. By reconstructing the environment of that time, which was dominated by ...
New evidence reveals that Homo erectus could survive in extreme environments like deserts over 1.2 million years ago, challenging the notion that only Homo sapiens were so adaptable. Credit: ...
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 ...