Scientists have recovered the oldest proteins from a fossilised rhinoceros tooth discovered in the Canadian Arctic. The 24-million-year-old tooth contains proteins that are 10 times older than the ...

The team recovered protein fragments from teeth found at multiple sites across Turkana, ranging in age from 1.5 to 18 million ...

How Does it Work? Research from the University of the Basque Country in Northern Spain found that the soft core of wisdom teeth called dental pulp could be transformed into neurons, bone, and even ...

We need to stop pretending wisdom teeth are a normal part of growing up. They’re useless, painful, and outdated: an evolutionary leftover that causes millions of people unnecessary suffering every ...

It's easy to forget that we should floss every day — and that we should follow up with our dentist at least twice a year. However, it may become a lot easier to make these things a priority if ...

Researchers have sequenced proteins from an ancient rhino relative from the cold, dry Haughton crater site (shown) in the ...

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health – ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health—and ...

A large number of studies examined extracted teeth, while clinical studies were completed in dental hospitals or general dental practices. What are the implications of this review?

There’s nothing to brush your teeth with. They don’t even let you outside for a minute to get some fresh air,” he said.