A study on the teeth of ancestors to humans that lived around 3.5 million years ago suggests they ate mainly or only plants.

Some researchers hypothesize that the incorporation of animal-based foods in early hominin diets led to increased brain size, ...

Nitrogen isotope analysis of tooth enamel reveals no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus. New research published ...

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 ...

While many studies have looked at possible evolutionary links between men's strength and sexual behavior, a Washington State ...

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

A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

Breaking new ground in our understanding of early human diet and evolution, scientists have discovered that our ancient ...

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

This reconstructed visage of "Dragon Man" from the Harbin Skull is linked to a group of early humans called the Denisovans.

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

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.