These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African ...

There, more and more evidence has been found of sophisticated behaviours and advanced cognition in ancient rainforest contexts. These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in ...

What is a rainforest habitat? A rainforest habitat is an area of land that is covered in a thick canopy of trees. A tropical rainforest is different from a temperate rainforest because it is hot ...

In the depths of a Chilean rainforest stands the 'Gran Abuelo,' an approximately 5,400-year-old tree fighting for survival. A ...

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Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that ...

There, more and more evidence has been found of sophisticated behaviours and advanced cognition in ancient rainforest contexts. These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in ...

Similarly, in Sri Lanka, there is evidence for direct reliance on rainforest resources from at least 36,000 years ago. These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before ...