Archaeology
Mar 19, 2020
Ancient teeth reveal Bronze Age gender inequality
Analysing 2500-year-old teeth has thrown open a window onto life and gender inequality during Bronze Age China.
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Materials Science
Feb 24, 2020
Scientists use neutrons to try to develop better, less costly dental restorations
Teeth damaged by trauma or disease require treatment to look and feel as good as new, but the restorative materials available to dentists don't always last and can be costly for patients.
Archaeology
Feb 17, 2020
Reconstructing the diets of fossil vertebrates
Paleodietary studies of the fossil record are impeded by a lack of reliable and unequivocal tracers. Scientists from the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, the MPI for Chemistry and the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2019
First adult molars are 'living fossils' that hold a health record dating back to the womb
Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person's first permanent molars carry a life-long record of health information dating back to the womb, storing vital information that can connect maternal health to a ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2019
Details of dental wear revealed
The teeth of mammals experience constant wear. However, the details of these wear processes are largely unknown. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now demonstrated that the various areas of herbivores' teeth differ ...
Archaeology
Aug 21, 2019
Tiny ear bones help archaeologists piece together the past
Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from the skeletons of 20 juveniles, excavated from an 18th and 19th century burial ground in Blackburn. They were chosen to represent those with ...
Archaeology
Jul 15, 2019
Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
Extended parental care is considered one of the hallmarks of human evolution. A stunning new research result published today in Nature reveals for the first time the parenting habits of one of our earliest extinct ancestors.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2019
Tracking evolution through teeth: The small-fry ancestor of the great white shark
Mackerel sharks (Lamniformes) are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including the mako shark (the fastest shark in the world), the infamous great white shark, and Megalodon, the biggest predatory ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 5, 2019
Researchers discover what makes deep-sea dragonfish teeth transparent
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what's responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 29, 2019
Snowflakes inform scientists how tooth enamel is formed
Â鶹ÒùÔºicists and mathematicians use the classical Stefan problem to explain the principles of crystal formation, such as those that create snowflakes . Researchers in the University of Helsinki and Aalto University have now ...
