Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.
Analysis - Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists uncovered his fossilized bones in 1960, ...
Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...
In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...
Traditionally, paleoanthropologists believed that Homo habilis, as the earliest big-brained humans, was responsible for the earliest sites with tools. The idea has been that Homo habilis was the ...
Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels. Neanderthals, our extinct ...
The new work suggests that scavenging persisted among humans long after hunting emerged. So while it has long been argued ...
Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...
Worldwide, populations of scavenging animals that feed on rotting carcasses are declining. Scientists are finding that this can seriously hurt... From vultures to hyenas: How scavengers protect human ...
The research from the Issa Valley in western Tanzania highlighted a surprising, and potentially crucial, role for fungi in ...