The genus Homo evolved during the Pleistocene—an epoch of gradual cooling and
amplification of glacial cycles. The changing climates influenced early human survival …

Recent advances in the study of ancient DNA recovered from fossils and cave sediments
have profoundly changed our views on the biological and cultural interactions between …

Over the past 3 million years, humans have expanded their ecological niche and adapted to
more diverse environments. The temporal evolution and underlying drivers behind this niche …

Driven primarily by variations in the earth's axis wobble, tilt, and orbit eccentricity, our planet
experienced massive glacial/interglacial reorganizations of climate and atmospheric CO 2 …

While the interbreeding of Homo neanderthalensis (hereafter Neanderthal) and
Anatomically modern human (AMH) has been proven, owing to the shortage of fossils and …

The relationship between climate and human evolution is complex, and the causal
mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we review and synthesize what is currently known …

Deciphering past climate variability in the Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP), the Earth's
largest heat and moisture centre, is vital for understanding the global climate system …

Abstract East and Southeast Asia have served as significant habitats for diverse hominins for
more than one million years. This has been demonstrated by numerous studies over the …

Over the past 30 years, studying the evolution of hominins (humans and their close
ancestors) has shifted from locating fossils and artifacts to understanding the ecological …

Reduced ice volume during interglacials is thought to amplify volcanic activity because ice-
mass removal depressurises magma chambers1. While this process has been detected on …