Whenever Yara Haridy, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, shows off the fossils she works with, people are often ...

Scientists used enamel proteins from 2-million-year-old teeth to find unexpected variation in Paranthropus robustus.

Wolves are known the world over as the bad guys in children’s stories, hunters of deer and elk, and relatives of our beloved ...

Wake up? Brush your teeth. Going to bed? Brush your teeth. The dental routine of being a human can be a bit monotonous, but ...

The anatomy of these flakes of invertebrate armor resembled the teeth of vertebrates. Why was that? In other words, says Haridy, "What problem are these two animals solving that gave them such ...

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ...

The next time you wince from an ice-cold drink or a too-hot slice of pizza, blame your ancestors. Specifically, the armor-plated fish that swam Earth’s oceans over 460 million years ago.

Snail's teeth mystery A snail's teeth bear little resemblance to human or other animals' teeth. At first glance, a snail's mouth appears ... and the snail is a great illustration of how even ...

animals used the same "genetic toolkit" to make teeth. "Viewed through this evolutionary lens, the fact that teeth in the mouth are extremely sensitive is less of a mystery, and more a reflection ...

Crocodiles and alligators possess some of the most powerful bites in the animal kingdom, delivered through an impressive array of teeth. The American alligator typically has between 74-80 teeth in its ...

For us humans, once our baby teeth fall out and our permanent teeth come in around six years of age, we’re stuck with that set for life. Damage, inconsistent hygiene practices, and unlucky teeth ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, archaeologists in China have unearthed the 2,200-year-old burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, a toxic red substance. Cinnabar is a ...