The earliest human ancestors weren't big meat eaters, according to new scientific research on their fossilized remains.

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 ...

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.

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

A team of climate geochemists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand and Princeton ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...

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

It belonged to a juvenile member of the species Australopithecus africanus who was later nicknamed the Taung Child. The skull conclusively demonstrated that Africa was the birthplace of humankind.

It belonged to a juvenile member of the species Australopithecus africanus who was later nicknamed the Taung Child. The skull conclusively demonstrated that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. It ...