Modern Africans have an average of 17 megabases of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes, according to an analysis published today (January 30) in Cell. While that’s still quite a bit less than the 50-plus ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million ... their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic ...

But our ancestor Homo erectus lived in Africa ... journal Nature traced all modern human mitochondrial DNA back to one population in Africa which lived between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago.

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 ...

Researchers reexamined the adaptability of Homo erectus in Africa, arguing that more than climatic factors shaped their ecological niche – it also involved overcoming cognitive and physiological ...

New research suggests Homo erectus was able to survive—and even thrive—after its home in East Africa shriveled up and became a dry, barren landscape. H. erectus is a now-extinct species of ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ancestor of humanity thrived in arid environments, long before Homo sapiens.

Homo erectus was able ... and that H. erectus may have been a generalist species able to survive in a variety of landscapes in Africa and Eurasia.

"This adaptability expands Homo erectus's potential range into the Saharo-Sindian region across Africa and into similar environments in Asia." ...

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