Human children pair fast growth of a large brain with slow body growth ... an evolutionary position between Homo habilis from Africa and later-arising Homo erectus from Africa and Asia.

A set of footprints found at the site of Koobi Fora in Kenya reveals that our ancestor Homo erectus coexisted ... direct ancestor H. erectus, which had a very human-like body shape and size.

Opportunistic use probably came before full control, with the ability to kindle fire eventually releasing humans from the need to keep it alight for long periods. In brain size, Homo erectus was ...

Fossilised imprints from a lakebed in Kenya have revealed that a member of the Homo erectus species and a Paranthropus boisei walked along the same stretch of mud within hours of each other.

About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind ...