There is growing interest in insects as human food in academia, food and agricultural
industries, public institutions and the public at large. Yet many of the words and concepts …

For much of their history, fossil apes retained many monkey-like features in posture and
body structure. They also occupied a range of habitats, of which tropical forest was only a …

Natural selection, as both a process and a scientific concept, is eloquently simple.
Unfortunately, this simplicity sometimes belies Darwin's broader view of evolution as a …

Researchers who study ancient human diets tend to focus on meat eating because the
practice of butchery is very apparent in the archaeological record. In this volume, Julie …

Insects are an important food resource for many primates, but the chitinous exoskeletons of
arthropods have long been considered to be indigestible by the digestive enzymes of most …

In Africa, food insecurity seems to be a continual problem as a result of various factors such
as extreme poverty, water scarcity, land degradation, and climate change. As a result …

Objectives Invertebrate consumption is thought to be an integral part of early hominin diets,
and many modern human populations regularly consume insects and other arthropods. This …

Selection and transport of materials for tools is ubiquitous throughout our species'
evolutionary history. Yet our understanding of early human material culture is heavily …

Ants are the dominant group of animals in many habitats, particularly in tropical rainforests.
High abundance and formation of large colonies convert them into a potential food source …

Objective At some sites across Africa, chimpanzees consume army ants, often aided by plant
tools, although consumption frequencies vary greatly. Other populations do not eat these …