Archaeologists have revealed new insights into how the world's first farming villagers formed communities, moved across the ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

Australopithecus afarensis (left), Homo rudolfensis (center), and Homo ergaster (right) evolved different dental structures to suit their shifting diets. The findings come from a team led by ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built for heavy ...

Teeth are essential for helping people break down the food they eat and are protected by enamel, which helps them withstand the large amount of stress they experience as people chew away. Unlike other ...