Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Putting together the puzzle of human evolution sometimes comes down to about 32 pieces–our teeth. Several fossil teeth dating ...

Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

The price of this tooth is extraordinarily high, leaving many astonished at its value. This remarkable tooth once belonged to ...

However, there is one crucial part that lacks this ability: our teeth. Once damaged, human teeth cannot heal themselves. But ...

Others suggested that one of the lions had a damaged tooth that would have made it challenging ... They identified six species: human, giraffe, oryx, waterbuck, zebra, and wildebeest, and further ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...