Around the world, at least two billion people routinely consume insects. One anthropologist believes geography and colonization can explain why some populations are too squeamish to stomach such foods.

A 3,200-year-old piece of cheese from Egypt is providing more evidence about how humans evolved to consume dairy products.

Time spent with hunter-gatherers in Tanzania offers a sharp contrast to “normal” social behaviors in the West.

Some of Madagascar’s farmers, made wealthy by this year’s vanilla crop, will spend their cash in crazy “hot money” sprees. But their profligate spending may not be as illogical as it first appears.

Anthropologists and other scholars are delving into the plight of urban communities where people struggle to meet their nutritional needs. In the process, these researchers are discovering the power—and limits—of self-reliance.

Banana domestication began some 7,000 years ago, but researchers are only now piecing together the global journey of the beloved yellow fruit.

Complex toolmaking strategies were the heart of survival on San Nicolas Island.

Archaeologists have found tiny pieces of ancient bread from hunter-gatherers that predate agriculture by about 4,000 years.

Scientists are taking an unusual approach to studying how Native Alaskans lived and hunted thousands of years ago—and how they may have adapted to climate change.

One scholar has found in the humble, rusty beer can a trusty time capsule.