Summary:

- This article discusses the discovery of a new species of ancient human, Homo bodoensis, which lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene period, around 600,000 to 300,000 years ago.
- The study, published in the journal Nature, suggests that H. bodoensis was a distinct species that co-existed with other early human species, such as Homo erectus and Homo heidelbergensis, in Africa during this time period.
- The identification of H. bodoensis as a new species has important implications for our understanding of human evolution and the diversity of early human species that inhabited Africa during the Middle Pleistocene.