A study of fossil teeth from China shows early mammals got bigger before their diets became specialized after the ...

For nearly a hundred years, historians and archaeologists have argued over one basic question about ancient Greece: how did ...

Learn more about what fossilized teeth can tell us about the rise of mammals after the extinction of dinosaurs.

An analysis of fossil teeth from mammals that lived in China following the most recent major mass extinction suggests size came before both shape and function as diets diversified.

New biomechanical research shows Smilodon's legendary saber teeth came with a surprisingly weak bite — and reveals the real ...

An analysis of fossil teeth from mammals that lived in China following the most recent major mass extinction suggests size came before both shape and ...

Eutherian mammals living in China after the end-Cretaceous extinctions evolved larger tooth sizes first before becoming more specialized in their biting performance, mirroring a similar pattern in ...

The agricultural economy was the backbone of wealth in ancient Greece. Food brought people together, whether in smaller groups at a wine-drinking symposium or the entire community in a sacrificial ...

They have to make physical contact, meaning over time they wear down and eventually break. These liquid gears may change that ...

Dental crowding is considered the most common type of malocclusion, ranking third among the most prevalent oral pathologies. Several genetic and environmental factors are associated with dental ...

A fossil skull of Edmontosaurus, unearthed in Montana, has given scientists direct evidence of a prehistoric attack: a tyrannosaur (Tyrannosaurus) tooth firmly lodged in the bone. This exceptional ...

No one likes having their teeth drilled at the dentist. But hey, it could be worse. You could be a Neanderthal performing surgery on your own rotting molar with nothing but a shard of rock. That’s the ...