Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black soldier fly maggots can feed on decomposing animals. Melanie M. Beasley Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid ...

The original paleo diet might have included fewer succulent steaks and more juicy maggots. Neandertals are often depicted at the top of the food chain for their time, consuming as much meat as lions ...

For years, Neanderthals have been portrayed as relentless hunters, thriving on large, fresh game and relying heavily on meat to sustain themselves. This view was largely based on isotope analysis of ...

Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they’d been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions ...

Neanderthals had a voracious appetite for meat. They hunted big game and chowed down on woolly mammoth steak as they huddled around a fire. Or so thought many archaeologists who study the Stone Age.

New research suggests Neanderthals ate rotten flesh and maggots, explaining why the levels of nitrogen-15 found in their remains are so high. Cory Doctorow via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 ...

Neanderthals probably ate something most of us would find hard to swallow—meat that was left to rot, ferment, and fill up with maggots. According to a new study, this unappetizing menu choice could ...

Neanderthals had a voracious appetite for meat. They hunted big game and chowed down on woolly mammoth steak as they huddled around a fire. Or so thought many archaeologists who study the Stone Age.

Melanie Beasley received funding from the Haslam Foundation for this research. Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it ...

Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they'd been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such as lions ...