How to Take a Dinosaur’s Temperature
Caltech biologist Robert Eagle drills into a sauropod tooth to get a sample of enamel. How warm was a dinosaur’s blood? Researchers report.
Science and Medicine
Right-Handedness Prevailed 500,000 Years Ago
New research shows that distinctive markings on fossilized teeth correlate to the right or left-handedness of individual prehistoric humans. (Credit: Image courtesy of.
- April 20, 2011
- 2 minutes read
Today's Dental News
First Documented Toothache Discovered
An unlucky reptile about 275 million years felt the same, debilitating pain we feel today. This particular reptile suffered the first confirmed case.
- April 18, 2011
- 1 minute read
Science and Medicine
Fossil Provides Hints to Earth’s First Flowers
Scientists from the United States and China have discovered the first intact fossil of a mature eudicot, a type of flowering plant whose.
- April 7, 2011
- 3 minutes read
