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 was also the most successful of all human species, at least so far. They survived for a staggering period of time, nearly two million years, before fading out about 110,000 years ago ...

Homo erectus is believed to have evolved about 2 million years ago in Africa. They were the first to reach the stature of modern humans, and they had long slender legs to run on.

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 ...

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 ...

The researchers believe Homo erectus became isolated on the island around 1 million years ago and underwent a dramatic reduction in body size during a period of around 300,000 years.

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 ...

The oldest evidence of Homo erectus comes from an arid hillside near the border of Ethiopia and Kenya. Though the 1.9-million-year-old fossil is only a tiny shard, more complete, if more recent ...

Archaeologists working in Southeast Asia recovered 140,000-year-old Homo erectus bones from an extinct human species on the ocean floor, according to new studies.

New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya. Nature Communications, 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22208-x ...

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 ...