Inside Spain's 'cannibal cave': Scientists thought only children were victims. New fossils reveal adults were also eaten by Homo antecessor

New fossil discoveries at Gran Dolina cave in northern Spain show that cannibalism practised by an ancient human relative ...
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Mathematics reveals why human cannibalism keeps reappearing

(Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Cannibalism is something of a paradox: It's considered taboo and unacceptable, and yet ...

Archaeologists Thought These Early Cannibals Mostly Ate Children. They Were Wrong

Homo antecessor fossils suggested that these early humans ate their young. New findings suggest that they also ate adults.

Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils...

Newly excavated bones from Gran Dolina cave in Spain reveal an ancient human relative practiced cannibalism on adults and children, but researchers still don't know why.
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Cannibalism is common in the animal kingdom, but for humans it's the ultimate taboo

Vulnerable spadefoot tadpoles eat their smaller competitors to speed towards toadhood as quickly as possible. Gulls and pelicans are among bird species that eat hatchlings for food or to prevent the ...
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Cannibalism Was Driven by Ego, Narcissism or a ‘Perceived Threat of Destruction’ in These 5 Bizarre Cases

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Researchers Reveal Cannibalism Among Snakes Is More Common Than Previously Reported

Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups Carlos Sanz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Researchers Bruna Falcão and Omar ...