Some of our species’ earliest ancestors may have spent a lot more ... from Sterkfontein and modern African mammals, the early humans appear to have had a variable diet, but not one rich in ...

A SUDDEN population increase in Europe some 20,000 years ago forced our ancient human ancestors to battle it out over ...

For decades, the narrative of early humans evolution has been closely tied to the rise of meat consumption, thought to have fueled brain development and advanced tool use. However, groundbreaking ...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

New research shows that ancient humans, Australopithecus, had a plant-based diet, challenging long-held meat-eating theories.

New research published in Science suggests that Australopithecus, a genus of early human ancestors, primarily consumed plants, with minimal evidence of meat consumption. This study analyzed nitrogen ...

and there has been significant debate over when early hominins – the group consisting of modern humans and all our immediate ancestors – acquired the adaptability to survive in extreme ...

Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Few genomes have been sequenced from early modern humans ... sheds light on how long humans in the Americas have had relationships with the ancestors of today's dogs -- and ...

New research provides the first direct evidence of whether Australopithecus, an important early human ancestor, consumed meat or plant-based diet. New research reveals that Australopithecus ...