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Early hominins scavenging a large mammal carcass in an Africa
7 NOV 2025 · 3 MIN

How Eating Carrion Drove Human Evolution and Survival

A new study challenges long-held assumptions about human evolution by repositioning carrion consumption as a fundamental survival strategy rather than a primitive behavior our ancestors abandoned. The research, published in the Journal…
Leopard tooth marks were found on this Homo habilis jawbone. Image credit: Vegara-Riquelme et al., Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2025)
17 SEP 2025 · 3 MIN

Early Humans Remained Prey to Leopards Longer Than Scientists Believed

Scientists have long believed that early humans conquered the food chain approximately 2 million years ago in East Africa. New evidence suggests this evolutionary milestone may have occurred much later than previously…