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"'Java Man the first Homo erectus discovered is finally going home National Geographic"  
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"Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus ScienceDaily"  
[News Link](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810091542.htm) [@ScienceDaily](/creator/x/ScienceDaily) 2019-10-13T17:00Z 313.6K followers, 11.6M engagements


"Homo erectus - A Bigger Smarter Faster Hominin Lineage Learn Science at Scitable"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/homo-erectus-a-bigger-smarter-97879043) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2019-03-26T21:19Z 208.1M followers, 1.4M engagements