Neanderthals May Have Hunted Giant Elephants that Roamed across Prehistoric Europe
Chemical clues preserved in the teeth of straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) from the 125,000-year-old site of Neumark-Nord in…
Smoker says dentist stopped ‘stained teeth assessment’ thanks to 35p-a-day whitener
Another person added: “After using your product, my old teeth definitely started to brighten up. Now I’m not…
New strategy targets Porphyromonas gingivalis without harming healthy microbes
For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics…
Prenatal lead exposure linked to lower cognition six decades later
Exposure to lead before birth is associated with lower performance 60 years later on tests of thinking and…
307-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Plant-Eating Land Vertebrate Found in Canada
Tyrannoroter heberti, a new species of pantylid ‘microsaur’ from the Carboniferous period, shows that some of Earth’s earliest…
Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age
Image credits: Marcelo Cidrack. A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide…
Man with ‘badly stained’ teeth notices ‘huge difference’ with 83p-a-day strips
‘I was sceptical but gave them a go anyway. Smoker and coffee drinker, my teeth were badly stained.…
Researchers Sequence Genome of 200,000-Year-Old Denisovan
A research team led by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scientists has generated the high-quality genome assembly…
The £30 teeth whitening strips that make them ‘as white as 30 years ago’ now £10
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Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists found eight bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at…
FDA restricts kids’ fluoride supplements over health risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s…
Fossil of Carnivorous ‘Swamp Monster’ Found in Brazil
Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized lower right canine of a large proborhyaenid sparassodont in the Taubaté Basin of…