Marin A. Pilloud, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Department of Anthropology. Prior to this appointment, she was a forensic anthropologist with the Defense ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...