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Innovate, schminnovate. Homo erectus were lazy buggers

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 14 Aug 18

Research suggests our ancient ancestors couldn't really be bothered. Richard A Lovett reports. 

Laziness led to extinction of Homo erectus

Phys.org - Fri 10 Aug 18

New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were 'lazy'.

Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus, Science Blog - Fri 10 Aug 18

Laziness May Have Driven Homo Erectus to Extinction

Livescience - Fri 10 Aug 18

It turns out laziness existed long before couches and takeout.

Homo erectus went extinct because they were lazy, new research reveals

Daily Mail - Fri 10 Aug 18

Research from the Australian National University (ANU) studied the ancient human populations who lived in the Arabian Peninsula during the Early Stone Age.

Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus

ScienceDaily - Fri 10 Aug 18

New archaeological research has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were 'lazy'.

Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus, Eurekalert - Fri 10 Aug 18