Maggots might have helped our long-extinct relatives avoid protein poisoning by providing a nutritious source of fat, a new ...

Some researchers say sunscreen and tailored clothing might have helped humans survive when Neanderthals went extinct.

Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed ...

It has been claimed Neanderthals ate a huge amount of meat based on isotope ratios in their bones – but the explanation could ...

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was a likely stepping stone for ancient hominins to reach nearby Flores, the home of the ...

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen.

A new study finds that Neanderthals likely ate decomposing meat crawling with maggots — and the chemical evidence in their ...

Researchers found that two evolutionary changes to the ADSL enzyme, one amino acid substitution and a regulatory RNA variant, ...

A chemical signature in Neanderthal remains that suggests voracious meat eating has long puzzled researchers. Now, new ...

The evolutionary success of our species may have hinged on minute changes to our brain biochemistry after we diverged from ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into ...

Traditionally, Indigenous peoples almost universally viewed thoroughly putrefied, maggot-infested animal foods as highly ...