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Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old

ScienceDailyThursday, August 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM

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Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old
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Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly.

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Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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