Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

A team of anthropologists recently examined a collection of fossil hominin jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae that belong to ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...

The site was officially described as an ancient burial ground. But early reports from those who saw it firsthand told a different story. Unusual skeletal features, strange positioning, and rapid ...

Teeth function not only because of the hard enamel on the surface, but also because they have roots that anchor them firmly ...

The Atlantic wolffish is known for its powerful bite, capable of crushing hard-shelled prey with ease. Now, researchers have discovered that the fish's teeth don't just withstand these extreme forces, ...

While bones can regrow themselves when they break, teeth aren’t so lucky, and that leads to millions of people worldwide suffering from some form of edentulism, a.k.a. toothlessness. Now, Japanese ...

The discovery of exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b reveals how unusual other worlds can be. This exoplanet takes just 7.8 hours to ...

Ancient tooth fossils found in Europe may represent a new chapter in the human origin story. The fossils, which date back more than 7 million years, belonged to an ape-like creature named ...