Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

"Men's gains in height and weight are more than double those of women's, increasing sexual size dimorphism," the researchers ...

New research shows Australopithecus ate mostly plants, challenging theories about early human diets, meat, and evolution.

Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find ...

A new study indicates that human behavior around 45,000 to 29,000 years ago contributed to a change in the composition of ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...

Uncover the truth about early human diet. New research suggests our ancient relatives may not have been avid meat-eaters as ...