Dr. Baumann and his colleagues hypothesize that ancient humans may have hunted and killed more animals than they could ...

For decades, the narrative of early humans evolution has been closely tied to the rise of meat consumption, thought to have ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & ...

The journey of human ancestors from Africa to other parts of the world has long fascinated scientists. Recent evidence from ...

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

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

New research using climate models provides fascinating insights into how environmental conditions influenced the evolution ...

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of ... interbred with modern day humans passed on some ... Early Human Species Benefited ...

A study of chimps in Guinea (not pictured) has revealed insights into our evolution. Ulises Luis/iStock/Getty Images Plus "This suggests that early humans may have been able to use similar trial ...

"Early humans, more than 30,000 years ago ... which in turn may have had an influence on human evolution itself. More information: Chris Baumann et al, Evidence for the catalytic role of humans ...