Any hominid fossil find with molar teeth can be plugged into a new equation that reveals its species' prenatal growth rate. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images Fossilized bones help tell the story of ...

A new study has revealed that Neanderthals possessed an unexpected and highly durable tool in their kits: the teeth of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Marks found on fossilized rhino teeth discovered in ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

A new study has revealed another remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: they not only ...

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 ...

Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard blueprint of growth and adaptation. For the first time, scientists have ...

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells us more than you'd think about the relationships between our fossil ...

Creepy collector she is not; Cooke's quest for canines, incisors, and molars is driven by a desire to better understand Earth's past. Give this intrepid paleontologist a fossilized tooth, and there's ...

Kangaroos thrive on tough grass using thick enamel instead of complex teeth, revealing an unexpected path in evolution.

Introduction : Why teeth? -- I. Development. Microscopes, cells, and biological rhythms -- The big picture : birth, death, and everything in between -- Things that can go wrong : stress, pathology, ...