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

A jawbone found in a Moroccan mine was thought to be a novel species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, but other ...

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

Citizen science is evolving in classrooms, as students contribute to understanding the ancient ecology of sharks through ...

She regularly travels to Africa to sample fossilized teeth for her analysis. Wits University owns the Sterkfontein Caves and is the custodian of the Australopithecus fossils. Nitrogen isotope ...

The ancient hominin, living in eastern and southern Africa around 3.5 million years ago, ate primarily plant-based foods, according to a new study that analyzed their fossilized teeth. The process ...