New research shows Australopithecus, an early human ancestor, likely consumed little to no meat, challenging previous ...

This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution ... and its diet would have consisted almost entirely of plant foods, primarily fruit and leaves. Changes from an ape ...

What do phylogenetic trees illustrate? These diagrams don't just organize knowledge of biodiversity - they also show us that living species are the summation of their evolutionary history.

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

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