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

New research shows that dentine, the inner layer of teeth that transmits sensory information to nerves inside the pulp, first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish.

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

If you've ever gotten a toothache from eating something cold like ice cream, scientists at the University of Chicago might ...

To confirm their discovery, the team compared the scans with those of other ancient fossils, as well as modern crabs, snails, beetles ... of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University ...

Flora and fauna in the southeast are coming back to life as the spring season continues, including ladybugs as they can be ...

To confirm their discovery, the team compared the scans with those of other ancient fossils, as well as modern crabs, snails, beetles, sharks, barnacles and even miniature suckermouth catfish that ...

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about ...

This might be the strangest workshop to date - learning how to build animal skeletons at a taxidermy workshop and bringing ...