Homo erectus was the longest-living human species in history, thriving for nearly 2 million years. From Africa to Asia, they mastered fire, built shelters, and crafted stone tools that transformed ...

Our early human ancestors might have been more adaptable than previously thought: New research suggests Homo erectus was able to survive—and even thrive—after its home in East Africa shriveled up and ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ...

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Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first ...

An illustration of the Homo erectus child with her mother in the Ethiopian highlands, two million years ago Diego Rodríguez Robredo Archaeologists are rewriting the story of an early human child whose ...

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