Before teeth: Early humans’ diet changes 700,000 years ago | The Jerusalem Post
“This discovery confirms the hypothesis that behavioral adaptations, such as the deliberate choice to eat new foods, can precede morphological changes, playing a key role in evolution.”
Chronologically from left, the molars of human ancestors got longer over millennia to suit a diet of high-carb grassy plants.(photo credit: Public domain; Don Hitchcock; Fernando Losada Rodríguez (rotated))ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFRECOMMENDED STORIESIsrael’s defense industry eyes new partners for next-gen fighter jet by 2028JULY 30, 2025Leonardo DiCaprio to open hotel in IsraelJULY 29, 2025NYT quietly alters Gaza starvation story to include key details of child’s medical conditionJULY 30, 2025California governor candidate calls Auschwitz ‘solution for homelessness,’ sparks critisismJULY 27, 2025