Homo Erectus This species, until recently known by a multiplicity of other names, was probably the immediate predecessor of modern man. It now seems possible that the transition took place some ...

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 ...

The study’s findings support long-held theories that Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei ... suggesting low to neutral competition between the species. Neil Roach, a co-author from Harvard ...

The researchers from the University of New England in Australia and the East Tennessee State University in the United States found that biting with high force risked damaging jaw joints, indicating ...

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, the granddaughter of Mary and Louis Leakey, who first determined that early humans evolved ...

It means Homo erectus and Homo habilis are really sister species, with a common ancestor older than 2 million years. We are working in areas between about 1.6 and 2 million years in age.

The Thomas I quarry, near Morocco Mall in the heart of Casablanca, has been the site of archeological excavations for over 50 ...

There has been a more than 50 per cent increase in men 18-24-years-old not having sex since about the turn of the millennium.

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

A rare Denisovan jawbone found off Taiwan confirms these ancient human relatives once lived across much of Asia.