In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species. New research suggests climate ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known saber-toothed predator, a 270-million-year-old gorgonopsian therapsid fossil.

Japanese researchers have developed a groundbreaking drug that can regrow teeth. The drug targets a protein that inhibits tooth growth and has shown promising results in mice and ferrets.

But after picking them up, it became clear they were something much rarer: giant fossil teeth. The homeowner—who, according to the Associated Press, wishes to remain anonymous—alerted the ...

However, a Palaeoloxodon skull discovered in Turkmenistan breaks this mould. The Turkmen elephant was fully mature – as indicated by two brick-sized wisdom teeth taking up both tooth rows on the ...

The results were published in Science Translational Medicine on Dec. 18. All unvaccinated ferrets exposed to the virus died from the disease, the authors reported. Vaccinated ferrets developed ...

Recently, ferrets have become increasingly popular in South Africa, especially in the Western Cape province. Breeders, pet shops and private sellers offer them as pets. While ferrets may seem like ...

Biologists have begun re-introducing endangered black-footed ferrets in Aubrey Valley near Seligman. It’s Arizona’s first ferret reintroduction in more than 30 years. The Arizona Game and Fish ...

So "restoring natural teeth definitely has its advantages", said Takahashi, the project's lead researcher. Tests on mice and ferrets suggest that blocking a protein called USAG-1 can awaken the third ...

LAS VEGAS (WKRC) - A Texas man with a skull face tattoo was sentenced to 100 years in prison for an 11-hour shooting rampage that spanned two states, killing one man and wounding several others.

He shows us the three he has already opened. Each contains a human skull and bones. The writing on the sacks suggest they are the remains of two female prisoners, and one male. It is not clear how ...