Learn how a variety of tooth shapes drove evolution across multiple kinds of mammals.

Researchers have uncovered why the formidable teeth of saber-toothed predators like Smilodon were evolutionarily advantageous ...

Saber-toothed predators—best known from the infamous Smilodon—evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A study ...

Sabre-toothed predators -- best know from the infamous Smilodon -- evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new study reveals why: these teeth were 'functionally optimal' and highly ...

Humans do not have tails, but do we have “what it takes” for a tail? Hens don’t have teeth, but they have the genes for it. With atavism, it is as if our genomes serve as archives of our ...

Humans do not have tails, but do we have “what it takes” for a tail? Hens don’t have teeth, but they have the genes for it. With atavism, it is as if our genomes serve as archives of our ...

Sabre-toothed predators – best know from the infamous Smilodon – evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new ...

Sabre teeth - the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon - represent one of the most extreme dental adaptations ...