The ape-like human ancestor Australopithecus—perhaps best known from the iconic fossil ‘Lucy’—might not have had much meat on ...

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

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

Counter to today's depictions of cave-dwellers feasting on raw meat, early relatives of present-day humans ate little or no meat, according to new research. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for ...

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

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

Learn about new research that examined fossilized teeth to confirm the vegetarian diets of Australopithecus, our ancestor ...

New research shows Australopithecus ate mostly plants, challenging theories about early human diets, meat, and evolution.

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A study in Science analyzed nitrogen isotope ratios in fossilized tooth enamel from seven Australopithecus individuals (3.7–3 ...

Human ancestors like Australopithecus -- which lived around 3.5 million years ago in southern Africa -- ate very little to no meat, according to new research. This conclusion comes from an analysis of ...

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