More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

Australopithecus, our distant ancestors, primarily fed on plants. A recent study, published in Science, reveals that contrary ...

New evidence suggests that certain early human ancestors rarely consumed meat, adding new information to the timeline of ...

Study published in Science identifies Australopithecus as a plant eater, narrowing the scope on when regular animal ...

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

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

Counter to today's depictions of cave-dwellers feasting on raw meat, early relatives of present-day humans ate little or no ...

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

A significant revelation about the dietary habits of early human ancestors suggests a strong reliance on plant-based foods rather than meat consumption. Evidence from fossilised t ...

Uncover the truth about early human diet. New research suggests our ancient relatives may not have been avid meat-eaters as ...

By comparing these isotopic signatures to those of coexisting animals – including herbivores like antelopes and monkeys, as ...

Recent scientific advances and challenges include SpaceX's Starship explosion, Blue Origin's New Glenn launch, a scent to help find human remains, Australopithecus dietary findings, and a lavish bath ...