Over a million years ago, Homo erectus demonstrated remarkable adaptability by thriving in harsh desert environments, ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a ...

Several hominin species made their home at Koobi Fora over the span of about 3 million years, including two types of australopithecines and four members of the Homo genus. But because the fossil ...

A reconstruction of Homo erectus - the first known human to walk fully upright An ancient relative of modern humans survived into comparatively recent times in South East Asia, a new study has ...

The remains recovered from the cave complex include the earliest example of Homo erectus - a direct human ancestor Two million years ago, three different human-like species were living side-by ...

A footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Homo erectus individual is seen in this photo. A new discovery of two sets of hominin footprints is giving scientists a better understanding of ...

Both are believed to have evolved from an older, taller species called Homo erectus. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The archaic humans, a now-extinct ...