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

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

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 ...

Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.

The study, published in Current Biology, revealed how genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals influence the size and shape of teeth in modern ... with ancient humans, as reported by Infobae.

Babies were weaned earlier in cities in the Roman Empire than in smaller and more rural communities, according to a study of ancient teeth. Urban weaning patterns more closely hewed to guidelines ...

The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles ...

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

About 40,000 years ago, giant kangaroos vanished Down Under. Dental analyses suggest a varied diet, meaning climate change was not the main cause.