A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Around 2.3 million years ago, ancient human species such as Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus suddenly changed their diets. Using their large brains, these extinct hominins manufactured digging tools ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

Left: A footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Paranthropus boisei individual. Right: A footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Homo erectus individual. (Kevin Hatala/Chatham ...

But Barr and Pobiner’s study found that other sites that date from between 1.9 and 2.6 million years ago—the era during which Homo Erectus evolved —have been relatively under-studied.

Homo erectus has been credited with the longest reign of any of the species in the Homo genus, it is actually quite insane how long they were around. They emerged around 2 million years ago and ...

Scientists are increasingly discovering overlap in brain size among Homo erectus, Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis. It is only later Homo erectus that had a notably larger brain size.

Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have long theorized that meat is what made us human. The idea was that about two million years ago, an early human ancestor emerged. Homo erectus had a bigger brain, ...

“After Homo erectus, there’s been a lot of intensive research activity on finding these smoking guns of human carnivory,” Barr says. “Whereas prior, there’s less research effort.

Homo Erectus Loved Collecting Spherical Volcanic Rocks For Some Unknown Reason Curiosity is a trait that runs deep in the human lineage.

But Barr and Pobiner’s study found that other sites that date from between 1.9 and 2.6 million years ago—the era during which Homo erectus evolved—have been relatively under-studied.

A Homo erectus skullcap found northwest of Johannesburg in South Africa has been identified as the oldest to date, in research published in Science. The hominin is a direct ancestor of modern ...