Our ancestors ate a Paleo diet. It had carbs
Modern hunter-gatherers offer insight into how our distant ancestors ate. Enlarge / A young Hadza bushman making an arrow for a hunting bow. (credit: chuvipro via Getty Images) What did people eat for dinner tens of thousands.....»»
How changing our diet can have unexpected negative economic, social and environmental impacts
Switching to a healthier diet not only reduces your risk of disease, it also improves the sustainability of our food system. But eating healthier also has indirect consequences that can lead to unexpected economic, social and environmental side effec.....»»
Modern horses have lost their additional toes, scientists confirm
The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers......»»
Researchers focus on function to help identify genetic changes that made us human
Humans split away from our closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, and formed our own branch on the evolutionary tree about seven million years ago. In the time since—brief, from an evolutionary perspective—our ancestors evolved the traits that ma.....»»
Oldest ever Homo sapiens footprint is found, pushing the record back by 30,000 years
Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare......»»
A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia
What connects a fossil found in a cave in northern Laos with stone tools made in north Australia? The answer is, we do. When our early Homo sapiens ancestors first arrived in Southeast Asia on their way from Africa to Australia, they left evidence of.....»»
TikTok creators are calling Berberine supplements "nature"s Ozempic"
My TikTok For You Page wants me to take a diet pill or shot soooooo bad. It is so unpleasant to see.Just a few months ago, TikTok was flooded with videos advising users to try Ozempic or Wegovy, medications that are intended to treat diabetes but als.....»»
Billion-year-old grease hints at long history of complex cells
Our ancestors once thrived on cholesterols that are now just reaction intermediates. Enlarge / All steroids past and present share the complex ringed structure but differ in terms of the atoms attached to those rings. (credit: KA.....»»
Ancient herbivore"s diet weakened teeth and lead to eventual starvation, suggests study
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs......»»
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans' hominin ancestors......»»
Study tracks how adaptations to living in cold climate promoted social evolution in Asian colobine primates
Asian colobines, also known as leaf-eating monkeys, have been on the planet for about 10 million years. Their ancestors crossed land bridges, dispersed across continents, survived the expansion and contraction of ice sheets and learned to live in tro.....»»
As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic rises
When John Mestas' ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the San Luis Valley, they "hit paradise," he said......»»
Humans have lost half of primate ancestors" gut bacteria, finds new study
A new study finds that hundreds of bacterial groups have evolved in the guts of primate species over millions of years, but humans have lost close to half of these symbiotic bacteria......»»
Nitrate: healthy heart or cancer risk? Meet nutrition"s Jekyll and Hyde
Despite our understanding of nutrition expanding remarkably in recent times, few aspects of our diet continue to confuse and divide the experts like nitrate......»»
South Africa"s desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors
Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000 years ago were surrounded by a lush landscape and plentiful food......»»
Diet sodas are not actually good for your diet, WHO guidance suggests
Artificial sweeteners don't help control weight, and that's where the problems start. Enlarge / Packets of Equal and Splenda in a coffee bar in New York in 2016. (credit: Getty | Richard Levine) People trying to shed po.....»»
Self-driving cars are being put on a data diet
Autonomous-vehicle developers are getting pickier about what stays on their servers. A Google self-driving car. (credit: Google) For self-driving-car developers, like many iPhone and Google Photos users, the growing cost.....»»
Gutless marine worms on a Mediterranean diet: Animals can synthesize phytosterols
Cholesterol and phytosterol are sterols, fatty compounds essential for many biological processes such as the functioning of cell membranes. Up to now, it has been assumed that phytosterols are characteristic for plants, and cholesterol for animals, a.....»»
Exploring how the hallucinogenic substance in psilocybin mushrooms works on the molecular level
Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in about 200 mushroom species, including the liberty cap (Psilocybe semilanceata). For millennia, our ancestors have known and used this substance, and in recent years, it has received renewed interest fr.....»»
Apple building an AI health coach for Apple Watch, report claims
Apple is developing an AI-powered health coach designed to offer personalized advice for improving exercise, diet, and sleep, a new report claims......»»
COVID market disruptions were tougher on small firms spread up and down supply chain, study finds
While diversification may be universally lauded for reducing risk in your retirement savings and improving your diet, not all diversification is equally advantageous for small businesses. According to a new study from the University of Wisconsin–Ma.....»»