Today’s mammals are the product of 200 million years of evolution, but scientists aren ... both for mammals and many other ...

To function through adulthood, permanent teeth need ongoing care, including brushing, flossing, and cleanings. Plus, dental ...

Mammal teeth eventually became so diverse in shape ... Some ancient traits were lost and had a major influence on mammal ...

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 ...

“The juvenile was weaning – replacing its teeth – and yet it was as much ... "This is unusual and tells us a lot about how mammals' evolution took place.” Small mammals living today ...

The New York State Museum is hailing it as a "major discovery" that will help scientists better understand once-abundant ...

Because tooth shape varies with fracture properties of the foods that primates eat, relationships between dental form and function can teach us about the diets of our distant ancestors. Aristotle ...

Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

Saber-tooth fangs acted like an “evolutionary ratchet,” ensuring the hunting prowess of animals but limiting their ...

A study titled "Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme 'saber ... and performance of 95 different carnivorous mammal teeth, including 25 saber-toothed species.

The findings help explain why sabre-teeth evolved so many times (at least five independent times in mammals ... trade-offs that shaped the evolution of diverse dental structures across the ...