Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they're replaced by thicker, more durable and permanent ones. But humans aren't the only animals capable of shedding teeth. In fact, most mammals ...
A study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports analyzed three Maya children's teeth. These teeth exhibited jade inlays, a practice typically reported in adult Pre-Hispanic Maya teeth.
Beneath churchyards in London and Lincolnshire lie the chemical echoes of famine, infection and survival preserved in the teeth of those who lived through some of the most catastrophic periods in English history.
Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? Did you grab the first one you saw, or did you pause to think about the available choices and deliberate over where you wanted ...
In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever discovered, dating back to ca. 140,000 ...
The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry spells and wet weather all leave their mark.
Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people's teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. Researchers from Northumbria University have discovered that smokers have telltale signs of their smoking ...
The summer of 1975 was the summer of "Jaws."
A new study of the Gobi Wall in the Gobi highland desert of Mongolia reveals a multifunctional role beyond defense; data from the James Webb Space Telescope is bringing physicists closer to resolving the Hubble tension; and ...
Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study suggested Wednesday.
