A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

Long before evolution equipped them with the right teeth, early humans began eating tough grasses and starchy underground ...

Eating excessive calories is 10 times more influential than sedentariness in driving the obesity epidemic, researchers say.

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

Craving a glass of wine with your dinner? The dietary habits of our ape ancestors may be to blame. To better understand the relationship between humans and alcohol, researchers are studying the ...

The team reports possible evidence of human settlement in the Foul Bay in the form of unusually large patches of coral, as ...

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

Multiple colleges teach classes at prisons, making it difficult for students to transfer credits without assistance.

Ruth Krulfeld, a professor emerita of anthropology and international affairs, died on July 7. She was 94.

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

Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — ...