Plants have been part of our diet as long as meat has, with new evidence showing that Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens and ...

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

Learn how our human ancestors survived and thrived during climate shifts not by eating more meat, but by mastering plant ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner A young chimpanzee looks on during an outing ...

Claims that we ought to subscribe to a low-carb, high-protein 'paleo diet' are typically based on assertions our ancestors avoided complicated plant processing in favor of simpler meals consisting of ...

A new archaeological study, conducted along the Jordan River banks south of northern Israel’s Hula Valley, offers a fresh perspective on the dietary habits of early humans, challenging conventional ...

Long before evolution equipped them with the right teeth, early humans began eating tough grasses and starchy underground plants—foods rich in energy but hard to chew. A new study reveals that this ...

Neanderthals, our extinct cousins, are often portrayed as eating nothing but meat — no fruit, no grains, no greens. But did Neanderthals really live on meat alone? While there's plenty of evidence ...

Humanity’s history of eating ‘processed’ food goes back much farther than you would think - Researchers say processing plant ...

Switching to a plant-based diet is good for human health and the earth. A diet heavy on whole grains and plants won’t only benefit human health, it’ll benefit the planet too, according to a report ...