Tigers are one of the rarest and most magnificent creatures in the world. Humans have long been fascinated with them for both ...

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

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

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 ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to ...