This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex ...

Neanderthals had a voracious appetite for meat. They hunted big game and chowed down on woolly mammoth steak as they huddled around a fire. Or so thought many archaeologists who study the Stone Age.

‘Would you rather eat slimy maggots or crunchy beetles?’ Survivalist Bear Grylls once answered Entertainment Weekly without hesitation: maggots slide down easier. It now appears Neanderthals may have ...

For years, Neanderthals have been portrayed as relentless hunters, thriving on large, fresh game and relying heavily on meat to sustain themselves. This view was largely based on isotope analysis of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The oldest-known hominin track sites found in ...