A new study revealed that our ancestor Homo erectus survived extreme desert conditions over a million years ago, challenging ...

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

Our early human ancestors had a much greater adaptability to survive in extreme environments than previously thought ...

Somehow, H. erectus was able to adjust to this new landscape. The early humans visited water holes that popped up after it ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

But your support enables us to deliver impactful stories, credible interviews, insightful opinions and on-ground reportage. While the new studies have reinforced the idea of Neanderthal and Homo ...

While new studies have reinforced the idea of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens admixture in Europe, the picture in South Asia ...

Scientists have reconstructed the face of a long-lost human ancestor who may have played a crucial role in our evolution.