Tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, may be at risk of gradual and permanent wear from chewing vegetables.

A certain level of physiological tooth wear is expected throughout life, as the cumulative effects of various wear mechanisms ...

Researchers have extracted 2-million-year-old protein remains from Paranthropus robustus teeth to reveal biological sex and genetic variability.

Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...

What happens to your teeth when you don't brush before bed and this nightly habit you're skipping is causing serious damage ...

The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry spells and wet weather all leave ...

Analysis - For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built ...

Dental plaque is a complex biofilm at the heart of oral disease. Learn how it causes cavities and gum inflammation and why ...

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