Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

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 ...

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks' teeth and found that future generations of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a little-understood period of human evolution may help scientists resolve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us? Three jawbones, including one from a child, ...

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 curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...

Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.