Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

In prehistoric communities across what is now northeastern Europe, decorative ornaments with animal teeth were a regular cultural practice. These decorative ornaments that have been dug up in ...

You may know them as Alvin’s little friends who love to sing in the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks, but in reality, chipmunks really love to chirp and use their harmony to communicate with each other.

Adult dogs have 42 permanent teeth. This is 10 more teeth than an adult human. Dogs have 20 teeth in their maxilla (upper jaw) and 22 teeth in their mandible (lower jaw).

This unheralded creature boasts a staggering 25,000 teeth. How is it possible for such a small animal to possess so many? And what role do these teeth play in its survival?

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes.

Only vertebrate animals have real teeth, though some invertebrates have hard tooth-like plates they use to eat. One of the earliest creatures with teeth were conodonts, an eel-like creature that first ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Collection history unknown; formerly ...

Honey, a 27-year-old black bear and star attraction at a town-run animal refuge on Long Island was euthanized last month after what animal advocates allege was years of horrific neglect.

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that ...

The Strongest and Weirdest Teeth Seen in the Animal Kingdom A look at the strongest, biggest, most numerous, and just weirdest dental situations on the planet.