March
01
/ 2025
A new study has revealed that when humans were still living exclusively in Africa, before migrating to Eurasia and ultimately to the rest of the planet, they were more flexible and adaptable than previously believed. This is because evidence shows that ancient humans had taken up residence in the tropical rainforests of Africa 150,000 years ago, or 80,000 years before this was supposed to have happened. Until now it was thought that humans had avoided the rainforests for as long as possible, because of the difficulties of living in such a wet, dark, and potentially dangerous environment. But the international team of researchers involved in the new study discovered that this wasn’t true. It was in an area of ancient
