New research has revealed that Homo erectus in Java persisted far longer than previously believed, possibly overlapping with ...

Far before modern humans ever walked the Earth, our Homo erectus ancestors made arduous journeys to the present-day islands of Southeast Asia. Fossil remnants of H. erectus have been left all across ...

sapiens have since fallen into extinction, but there were points ... and evolutionary relationships of these early hominins. Homo erectus is arguably one of the most significant and successful ...

It was possible, the researchers thought, that Homo erectus had done what some other ... Whatever led to its extinction, the hobbit’s discovery teaches us about humanity’s place in the ...

New evidence reveals Homo erectus mastered survival in Tanzania’s ancient deserts, proving they were adaptable generalists long before modern humans emerged. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Image ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Homo sapiens, and the first apelike pre-human ancestors—but then they disappeared. This is the story of an extinction. In the past, Neanderthals were thought to be a European species that had ...