A handful of teeth unearthed in Ethiopia has led to the discovery of a new species of human ancestor. The finding, announced ...

A new paper makes the case for an unexpected connection between the Renaissance drawing and the structure of a human jaw. Not ...

In ancient teeth, clues of human evolution — and perhaps a new species 10 minutes ago by Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post 0 Comments ...

The researchers carefully compared the newly discovered teeth with known specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species) and early Homo. They found that these teeth belonged to both early ...

Bioengineered teeth, on the other hand, could integrate seamlessly with the jaw and gums, mimicking the natural structure of real teeth.

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Australopithecus afarensis (left), Homo rudolfensis (center), and Homo ergaster (right) evolved different dental structures to suit their shifting diets. The findings come from a team led by ...

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish.