A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

We're always learning something new about human evolution, and this time, ancient teeth can provide some interesting details of our connection to our fossil ancestors. You know the enamel that forms ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...

"Human children grow at a uniquely slow pace by comparison with other mammals. When and where did this schedule evolve? Have technological advances, farming and cities had any effect upon it?

A timeless question has always fascinated scientists who study the past. Which comes first, the new behavior or the physical tool that perfects it? Do you change how you live and then evolve the body ...

"This edited volume is based on a Dental Paleoanthropology symposium held in May 2005 at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, germany"--P. xv. Dental evolution and dental ...