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.

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. The Oldupai Gorge in ...

A groundbreaking study highlights that Homo erectus was not just surviving but flourishing in Eastern Africa’s deserts ... Credit: Julio Mercader “Traditionally, only Homo sapiens was thought capable ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.

Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille studied the genomes of several ancient individuals—Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a ...

Homo erectus adapted to these conditions at least 1.2 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens emerged ... Nanyori during the Middle Pleistocene Transition concluded that vegetation in the ...

Prior to this, species such as Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived for around 2.5 million years from hunting and gathering - from what nature provided. This ...

The human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens. Credit: Nadina CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikipedia commons The prehistoric human ...

Let’s travel back in time and uncover the daily diets of Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and early Homo sapiens. Long before Michelin-starred chefs perfected the art of cooking, Homo erectus was ...