Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores—but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

I, personally, could write about squirrels every week for a year. These are one of those common animals that are so much more than meets the eye. In response to my last squirrel column, I was asked ...

Every bite a carnivore takes leaves a microscopic signature on its teeth. Scratches, pits, and fine polish accumulate on ...

There’s a reason we eat cows, pigs and chickens and not wolves, tigers or lions. As a rule of thumb, animals that eat plants are tastier than those that eat meat. There are some exceptions to this ...

Researchers report gene losses in mammalian herbivores and carnivores that suggest convergent evolutionary pathways of dietary specialization. Mammals are generally classified as herbivores, ...

Meat-eaters tend to be at the top of the food chain and have strict meat-only diets. Such animals tend to be smaller in population, relative to other creatures, and have a low genetic diversity. A ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...