The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s ...

Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...

New scientific research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, as chipped teeth and bones ...

Though Willman wasn’t the first to propose the cheek piercing hypothesis, he conducted new analyses of original tooth remains and photos of remains that he could not observe firsthand.

John Charles Willman describes his study of dozens of ancient teeth with the patches and how he arrived at his conclusion. Labrets are a certain kind of facial piercing—holes are made in the ...

Some bees are skipping the pollination process altogether, piercing flowers to steal nectar without spreading pollen. This behavior, known as nectar robbing, could have major implications for plant ...

The wearing down of tooth enamel is a completely normal experience ... In Willman’s estimation, the dental damage was done by labrets—what we would now refer to as cheek piercings.

Willman went on to explain that the enamel wear reminded him of similar results caused by some facial piercings, particularly labrets. He also noticed “interesting evidence” pointing to teeth ...

Parents who claim to never lie to their children are liars. It begins with Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Then it’s yes, ...

The this episode of Yellowjackets Season 3 sheds some light into some of the series biggest mysteries, so let's break it down ...