Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black soldier fly maggots can feed on decomposing animals. Melanie M. Beasley Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid ...

Neanderthals became known as carnivores because of their hunting, but scientists now say this is inaccurate - Science History/Alamy Neanderthals loved eating maggots and were not the total carnivores ...

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen. Reading time 3 minutes Modern humanity’s most famous cousins, the Neanderthals ...

Neanderthals may not have been the hyper-carnivores we thought they were. It has been claimed, based on the nitrogen isotope ratios in their bones, that our ancient relatives ate little besides meat.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Melanie Beasley, Purdue University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists long thought that ...