Blood-sucking mosquitoes switched targets to humans 1.8 million years ago
A study reveals that mosquitoes began targeting humans for blood, leading to the spread of infectious diseases, around 1.8 million years ago when Homo erectus arrived in Southeast Asia.
Mosquitoes of malaria were already biting Homo erectus almost 2 million years ago
A new study reveals that malaria-carrying mosquitoes may have been feeding on the blood of Homo erectus nearly two million years ago in Southeast Asia.
When did our ancient ancestor Homo erectus first arrive in China out of Africa?
Researchers have revised the timeline of Homo erectus's arrival in China to 1.8 million years ago, suggesting an earlier and more widespread dispersal from Africa.
Homo erectus arrived in China 1.7 million years ago, 600,000 years earlier than previously thought
A recent study has revealed that Homo erectus reached China 1.7 million years ago, significantly earlier than previously believed.