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

New research suggests that early humans had the ability to thrive in a desert, indicating that they were more adaptable […] The post This Extinct Ancestor Of Ours Was A Master Of Desert Survival, ...

The terrain is often rough, and to top it all off, there is minimal water. Desert inhabitants must be adaptable to survive these harsh conditions. As humans, to thrive in desert life, we must find ...

A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert landscape once considered off limits before Homo sapiens came along.

New research suggests modern humans aren’t the only hominin species ... the research painted a picture of Engaji Nanyori as a dry, semi-desert environment, with little water and few plants.

The moment when the first members of the extended human family called hominins adapted to life in desert or tropical forests marks "a turning point in the history of human survival and expansion ...

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 ...

Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface ...

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first ...