Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging ...

To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...

Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: study Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study ...

They existed one million years ago. And we say to Homo erectus ‘Homo erectus, tell us, what is the purpose of life?’ And they’re going to grunt and be like ‘well, it’s about hunting and ...

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 ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in ... semi-desert conditions persisted in the area with characteristic plant life evident. The archaeological data suggests that groups of H.

very low/very high plant life, temperature/humidity extremes, and the need for high mobility,” he added. “This adaptability expands Homo erectus’s potential range into the Saharo-Sindian ...