Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Leaf teeth, i.e. projections of the leaf margin, are common among angiosperms. These structures may differ in several aspects, e.g. in the presence or absence of an associated gland. Cucurbitoid teeth ...

On Tuesday scientists published a new study which looked at the tooth structures of carnivorous dinosaurs. The research focused on Theropod species, the largest land predators to grace the Earth, a ...

The Tyrannosaurus rex and its fellow theropod dinosaurs that rampage across the screen in movies like Jurassic World were successful predators partly due to a unique, deeply serrated tooth structure ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked ...

IN a recent review in NATURE (Vol. 121, p. 325; 1928) on the influence of diet upon the teeth, reference was made to the work of M. Mellanby and her collaborators on the effect of diet on the ...

Tooth or dental erosion is a progressive and irreversible loss of the outermost hard layer of the tooth structure. It is primarily caused by a chemical process and does not include bacterial ...

Mackerel sharks are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including the mako shark, the great white shark and Megalodon, the biggest predatory shark. Researchers found a unique ...

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...