Prehistoric human babies probably looked just like their parents from the moment they were born. Not only would this have ...

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 ...

A figure of Homo erectus, whose ruggedness and capabilities may have been going underestimated - Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB A figure of Homo erectus, whose ruggedness ...

Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at the same time, a study found. The prints are thought to belong to the species ...

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 ...

'Pink' may have been a member of the Homo erectus family. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 12, 2025 12:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The bones were part of a cache of more than 6,000 recovered fossils. Archaeologists have recovered 140,000-year-old Homo erectus bones from an extinct human species on the ocean floor in Southeast ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists ...

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