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 ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution. Maybe you've seen the T-shirts or the mugs, ...

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...

A handful of teeth unearthed in Ethiopia has led to the discovery of a new species of human ancestor. The finding, announced in August in the journal Nature, began with a Valentine’s Day trek seven ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - A new drug that regrows human teeth is set to enter human trials later in 2024, after a year of clinical trials. The medicine was first noted in a 2021 studyby the journal ...

When children lose their baby teeth, there is an adult set already growing beneath the gums, ready to emerge. But if we lose our permanent teeth, there aren't any more waiting in the wings. Right now, ...

Maybe you've seen the T-shirts or the mugs, the silhouette of an ape standing up straighter and straighter, finally morphing into a modern coffee-drinking man. Scientists have long known human ...