Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

“Smell this one,” my sister, Ali, says, and so I do. It smells of our childhood, a slightly sweet and probably toxic mix of ...

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth development.

A Portage man is facing felony charges after knocking a man’s teeth out with a large tree branch during a late night Aug. 3 bonfire. James Wozniak, 20, was charged Nov. 14 with aggravated battery, ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

Parents know that toddlers are naturally curious explorers, eager to participate in the world around them. Whether it’s ...

WHETHER you call them dummies, pacifiers, soothers or binkies, the artificial teats are said to cause a child’s teeth to be misaligned, disrupt breastfeeding and impede speech development.

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...