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 ...

A groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has uncovered evidence that Homo erectus, one of our earliest ... with a different toe structure, revealing the unique physical characteristics ...

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 ...