Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn, flipping over rocks looking for ants, reptiles and other critters, ...

A new study from the University of Chicago suggests our sensitive teeth may be an evolutionary leftover that once helped our ...

New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil from Canada's Burgess Shale, a discovery that reshapes how the evolution of ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today ...

Sharks, skates and catfish also have tooth-like structures called denticles that make their skin feel like sandpaper. When ...

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.

Fossil specimen of Mosura fentoni ... ones and a central median eye that probably helped it navigate the dim Cambrian seas. Its front limbs were armed with curved, spiny claws, perfect for ...

Human teeth evolved from the ancient sensory armor of fish over 460 million years ago, revealing a surprising link between ...

Scientists from Canada have discovered a new species of extinct marine crustacean from 506 million years ago. The three-eyed ...

Scientists from Canada have discovered a new species of extinct marine crustacean from 506 million years ago. The three-eyed ...

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