A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish, which ...
A study into tooth wear in a group of wild Japanese macaques has significant implications for the study of human evolution, a new study has shown. A study into tooth wear in a group of wild Japanese ...
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 ...
Scientists in Ethiopia unearthed pieces of 2.65 million-year-old fossilized teeth belonging to two members of a newly discovered Homo species that could challenge previously accepted understandings of ...
Carolina Loch receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust, Colgate, MedTech Core and the University of Otago. She is affiliated with the NZ Association for Women in the Sciences, Society for Marine ...
Small clusters of pits in tooth enamel may be traced back to a single evolutionary lineage millions of years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...
Just how many teeth do humans have? We take a bite out of the science to help you digest the facts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
A study into tooth wear in a group of wild Japanese macaques has significant implications for the study of human evolution, a University of Otago study has shown. Lead author Dr Ian Towle and Dr ...