Scientists assessed the dental tissue of 30 teeth from 10 individuals, obtaining data from canine and molar teeth to ...

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the ...

Italians began exploring a varied diet sometime between the 7th and 6th centuries BC, according to a new analysis of ancient teeth from Iron Age Italians. Unravelling details about the lifestyles of ...

If you’ve ever picked up a shark’s tooth on the beach or seen a prehistoric creature’s skull on display at a natural history museum, you may have noticed one characteristic that all these fossilized ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A team of scientists from Arizona State University has uncovered a collection of fossilized teeth at a field site in Africa that are believed to belong to a newly discovered species.

Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ...

The fossilized lower jawbones of two adults and a toddler, as well as teeth, a thigh bone, and some vertebrae, were unearthed ...

Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are ...

Italians began exploring a varied diet sometime between the 7th and 6th centuries BC, according to a new analysis of ancient teeth from Iron Age Italians. Unravelling details about the lifestyles of ...