Citizen science is evolving in classrooms, as students contribute to understanding the ancient ecology of sharks through ...

Mastodon bones are rare discoveries, but Orange County, N.Y., has proved to be a national hotbed for these extraordinary ...

Charles Shelton Jr. has collected thousands of shark teeth, jaws and other fossils over the past three decades. He now shares ...

Research into brushing teeth found that gum disease can accelerate mental decline and that good dental health could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s. Dentists generally recommend ...

Teeth grinding, or bruxism, can happen day or night. But sleep bruxism is much harder to treat since many of us don’t even know we’re doing it. The condition is often only detected when ...

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Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilised mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year. The mastodon jaw and some ...

The specific kitchen scissors are officially known as 'kitchen shears', and those teeth they have are really useful for plenty of culinary tasks. Chief among them is gripping and potentially ...

In Scotchtown, New York State, a mastodon jaw thousands of years old recently surfaced. It all began with two massive teeth slightly protruding from the ground. Curious, the amateur gardener decided ...

Tooth decay occurs when bacteria in the mouth produce acids that attack the enamel, or protective outer layer of the tooth. If left untreated, tooth decay could lead to gum disease, cavities, and ...

White spots appear on the teeth when the tooth’s enamel starts decomposing due to plaque. However, a wide range of cases can bring this erosion on and lead to decalcification. Here’s a quick overview ...