Humans and other primates have been omnivores for some time, which may have given us an evolutionary edge over strictly meat or plant eaters, a... If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank ...

Animals can be put into groups based on the types of food they eat. Some animals called carnivores only eat meat. Others are called ‘herbivores’. They only eat plants. Animals need to eat so they can ...

Researchers tested the hypothesis that herbivores -- and their plant diets -- have evolved to have greater number of Tas2r bitter taste receptor genes in their genomes than omnivores or carnivores.

If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank our ancestors for their ability to eat just about anything. Two new studies peek into the distant past to try to figure out just how big a role food ...