Imagine a world where enormous cats once prowled the wilderness with teeth so long, they looked like ivory daggers. Most ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

The conodont Wurmiella excavata was said to have had razor-sharp structures that processed prey from left to right, rather ...

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

If you think that rodents are typically tiny in size and that beavers are gigantic when compared to other members of the ...

Synodus autumnus, or the autumn lizardfish (Iroha-eso in Japanese), derives its name from its warm-toned coloration, reminiscent of the time when leaves turn orange, yellow and red in the fall, also ...

While all types of ancient remains are valuable to science, teeth— protected by enamel, the hardest substance in the body—are more likely to survive the ravages of time, pressure, and erosion. In fact ...

The research centers on the Zvejnieki cemetery site in Latvia (7500–2500 cal. BC), where more than 2,000 animal teeth have been excavated from graves. While previous studies focused on the symbolic ...

Prehistoric people used a culinary method, similar to slow cooking today, to carefully extract animal teeth to use in decorative crafts, such as pendant-making, archaeologists have shown.

Teeth cleaning for dogs costs $170 to $350 by a general vet, or up to $4,000 by a specialist, depending on factors like procedures and health conditions.

The introduction of millet as a dietary staple and the decrease in the presence of animal proteins directly challenge the common belief that the Tumulus culture was consistently pastoral and engaged ...

Exploring the great outdoors and learning to identify animal tracks can transform a simple hike into a thrilling adventure. Animal tracks serve as nature’s roadmap, revealing the rich biodiversity ...