What did long-extinct Nutcracker Man eat? Nuts of a different kind

Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 04:09 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A strong-jawed extinct relative of humans called "Nutcracker Man" might have lived up to its name by munching on tiger nuts — that is, grass bulbs known as tiger nuts that are still eaten in parts of the world today, researchers say.

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