Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

In prehistoric communities across what is now northeastern Europe, decorative ornaments with animal teeth were a regular cultural practice. These decorative ornaments that have been dug up in ...

How experts identify bites from sharks, toothy creatures, ... Tiger shark: Sharp, cutting teeth, similar to those of a bluefish, but bigger, characterize the tiger shark.

Until recently, I did not fully appreciate fossil teeth. Their significance for identifying species and narrowing down the general diet of extinct animals was obvious, but I didn’t understand ...

More than 2,000 animal teeth have been excavated from the graves at Zvejnieki, making it a prime location to study how ancient humans interacted with these materials.

Scientists unearth teeth and a tiny piece of jaw to identify a new species of mammal. By Michelle P. Fulcher. November 18, 2024. Listen Now. 11min 44sec. Share: ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes. CNN values your feedback 1.

But there was one tooth that he, Fiona and the scientists on the stall couldn’t immediately identify. “Looking for fossils is a really fun thing to do,” James says, “I enjoyed knowing that if I found ...