Alligators date back to the Mesozoic era, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. They’re actually quite closely related to ...

Which U.S. animal comes to mind when you think of the strongest bite force? Read on to find out if you are right or even ...

By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived ...

The superpredator’s teeth — abundant in the fossil record — are what McCormack and his colleagues used to conduct a geochemical analysis, unlocking fresh clues that could challenge megalodon ...

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a ...

The superpredator’s teeth — abundant in the fossil record — are what McCormack and his colleagues used to conduct a geochemical analysis, unlocking fresh clues that could challenge megalodon ...

The prehistoric predator that went extinct about 3.6 million years ago was not hunting only large marine mammals such as whales as researchers widely thought, a new study has found. Instead, minerals ...

New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.