"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins -- were able ... at least 1.2 million years ago -- long before our species, Homo sapiens, emerged. Mercader, who studies human evolution, explains ...

More than a million years ago, long before our species Homo sapiens emerged, early humans adapted to desert-like conditions. Kaplan was a co-author of the findings published Thursday in the ...

As humans, to thrive in desert life ... Many researchers believe that it was early Homo sapiens that first adapted to life in the desert. However, a new study indicates that hominins may have adapted ...

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still ...

There is considerable debate on when early humans developed the ability to ... The conventional belief held that only Homo sapiens could survive in these harsh ecosystems in the long term, with ...

An early human ancestor of our species successfully ... landscapes one million years ago – well before our species, Homo sapiens, emerged. “Now extinct, Homo erectus existed more than an ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved ... with the variants the team found in the Denisovans or the early Homo sapiens in their study. "For any case of inbreeding of a Neanderthal female ...

Homo sapiens. H. erectus persisted for more than 1.5 million years before going extinct around 100,000 years ago. It was one of the first early human species to migrate out of Africa, traveling to ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest ...