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

While somber, their remains and burial goods are helping experts better understand class, gender, and parenting dynamics of late Neolithic society known as the Corded Ware Culture. The discoveries are ...

In tests on real human teeth, scientists discovered that eating vegetables can permanently damage the enamel layer that ...

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 ...

million wisdom teeth are removed every year, but the process of sending them to a biobank could be very simple.

The research reveals how targeting the KMT2D gene could help correct oral disorders and prevent craniofacial birth defects.

Wearing a retainer after braces isn’t optional—it’s essential. Here’s what research says about retainer types, effectiveness, ...

Scientists discover that dental pulp stem cells from wisdom teeth could regenerate neurons and bones and offer treatments for ...

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

One study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Turkana Basin in Kenya, and the other study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammals in the Haughton impact crater site located ...

In March, he received the prestigious American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) Joseph Lister ...