A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

Teeth can act as detailed biological records, preserving evidence of health, diet, and stress experienced throughout a person’s life. Teeth can reveal far more than age or appearance. In a recent ...

A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site is home to the oldest hominid fossils in Europe, and many studies have tried to sort through the fossils to ...

For more than a century, filmmakers worldwide have brought vampires to life on screens big and small across hundreds of interpretations. While cinematic bloodsuckers have ranged from the ...

A team of scientists in London may have found a way to repair tooth enamel using an ingredient found in an unexpected place: human hair. Researchers at King’s College London experimented with keratin, ...

(The Conversation) – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

David Avenetti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Christina Nicholas ...

Deep in the waters along the Atlantic Coast swims a fish that looks like it’s smiling—because it almost is. Known as the Sheepshead Fish, it has an unsettling set of teeth that closely resemble human ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...