Contrary to popular belief, human canines are not for tearing and ripping meat. Instead, our ancestors used them to fight male rivals for mating rights. Over time, human species evolved smaller and ...

Contrary to popular belief, some of history's sharpest teeth belonged to tiny animals, not giants. Scientific research reveals that tooth sharpness depends on shape and structure, not size, allowing ...

In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They've evolved at least five times in mammals, ...