Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked parts of our body that ‘deserved’ to evolve.

Joseph Shavit Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after ...

Our modern teeth evolved from a most unexpected source. A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved ...

View post: 1986 Album Ranked as ‘One of the Greatest Albums of All Time' The next time you wince from an ice-cold drink or a too-hot slice of pizza, blame your ancestors. Specifically, the ...

An ASU research team has discovered 13 ancient human teeth in Ethiopia, dating back to 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago, that appear to be different from any previously known species. According to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stained section of a tooth organoid grown in the lab at King’s College London. - Dr. Xuechen Zhang It’s not surprising that many ...

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 ...

Our bodies are not perfectly designed, but are a living archive of evolution. Anatomy reveals a historical record of ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...