Neanderthals had a taste for fat, and they worked hard to get it. Long before humans built cities or invented writing, these ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat. While hunting big-game animals—like deer, ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

This is a well-written study that presents a solid genetic screen to identify regulators of adipose morphology and remodeling in zebrafish. The authors generated a rigorous screening platform based on ...

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to ...

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as 125,000 years ago, smashed the marrow-rich bones into fragments with stone ...

New research suggests that they smashed animal bones into tiny pieces before boiling them to extract the high-calorie grease ...

Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into ...

In a paper published last month, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center introduced lipid nanoparticles — hollow, fatty ...

Using new tech to observe real-time changes in microbial gut activity, researchers find eating in preferred circadian windows could benefit metabolic health.

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their resourcefulness and survival ingenuity. Around 125,000 years ago, these ancient ...

Black bears are skilled anglers, moving with surprising stealth and grace before striking at an unsuspecting fish.