Did the modern human species arise after our ancestors started cooking their food? In his new book, "Catching Fire", Richard Wrangham argues that is was the practice of cooking food that was central ...

Mice put on monodiets of raw sweet potatoes can't absorb as many of the tubers' calories, shunting undigested starch to the microbes in their colon. Image Credit: piyaset, iStock Share At least ...

If you're cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you're part of a long human history — one that's older than our own species. Some scientists estimate our early human cousins may ...

Do microwave dinners signal the devolution of our species? Okay, that's a stretch, but a recent study leads researchers to conclude that cooking likely appeared earlier in human evolution than ...

NEW YORK — If you’re cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you’re part of a long human history — one that’s older than our own species. Some scientists estimate our early human ...

This illustration provided by Tel Aviv University depicts hominins preparing Luciobarbus longiceps fish on the shores of the ancient lake Lake Hula. A recent study found the oldest evidence of using ...