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Lead contamination is not just a problem for Flint, Michigan. It is an issue in many regions. One epidemiologist figured out how to measure past lead exposure using treasured biological samples.
A Neanderthal tooth was discovered in Serbia. This finding helps to fill gaps in the human fossil record of this important geographical region.
The discovery of a fossilised large predator is a rare event that offers insight into these beasts from the past.
Teeth covered in pits were common in the 2m-year-old species Paranthropus robustus.
Considering language from a biological perspective led researchers to the idea that new food processing technologies affected neolithic human beings' jaws – and allowed new language sounds to emerge.
How do you return Aboriginal remains to their place of origin when you have no record of where they came from? Look to a chemical element that's laid down in teeth as people grow up.
We were the first to make the connection between P. gingivalis and fully diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease. While evidence of a link is growing, it must be interpreted in context.
Male monks were not the sole producers of books throughout the Middle Ages.
You may think you know everything about keeping your teeth healthy, but what you don't know might surprise you...
When they cause problems, wisdom teeth don't seem very smart. But they may have been evolution's answer to a coarse diet.
Why do Canadians have such straight white teeth? The story is in the marketing of orthodontics in Canada.
The teeth from two Neanderthal children and a relatively modern human child reveal their exposure to seasonal changes during their early life.
Despite good oral hygiene, some children have weak teeth that are more prone to decay.
The marketing of breakfast cereals may be confusing consumers with a mix of true and inflated claims.
Puppies and kittens are born without teeth, but by around two months of age they have a full set of baby teeth.
If an undocumented migrant is a minor or an adult can have far-reaching implications. A forensic anthropologist explains why relying solely on dental X-rays to determine age doesn't work.
Why was one gene mutation that affects hair, teeth, sweat glands and breasts ubiquitous among ice age Arctic people? New research points to the advantage it provided for ancestors of Native Americans.
Even those who regularly clean their teeth typically don't brush for the recommended two minutes.
Prehistoric humans and their predecessors may have had a very different diet but their teeth suffered in similar ways to ours.
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Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD Candidate in Biological Anthropology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor, Chair of Population Oral Health + Head of School, Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Sheffield
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Paediatric dentist and PhD candidate, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
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Director of the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
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Senior Research Associate at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), University of Adelaide
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Director, Health Policy, Victoria University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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