Unexpected chemical traces in Neanderthal remains had previously led experts to suggest our long-extinct relatives were eating more meat than humanly possible. But a study published Friday in the ...

There’s something about Neanderthals that doesn’t quite add up. Based on the type of nitrogen detected in their collagen, ...

New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.

Despite the obvious public service of providing maggot humor in these troubled times, I have hesitated to write about cochliomyia hominivorax. This is because every time I have seen a published story ...

When health authorities found New World screwworm in a Maryland resident last August, alarmed beef industry leaders rushed to assess how to limit the market impact of a flesh-eating parasite best ...