Long before modern pigs rooted through forests and farmyards, their prehistoric relatives roamed ancient landscapes. And they ...

For more than a century, paleontologists have been piecing together how the mysterious predator Andrewsarchus is related to ...

Detecting gum disease currently requires a dentist chair and a visual exam, often catching problems only after tissue damage has started. To shift care from reactive to proactive, researchers at Texas ...

A new tissue-adhesive biosensor has been developed to detect gum disease, which researchers say will 'shift care from ...

On January 22, 2026, in Zhejiang, China, a video captured a cute and humorous moment between two small guinea pigs sitting closely together in front of the camera. In the video, a brown guinea pig ...

Move over, Santa. Now there’s another magical character for kids to track: the tooth fairy. After making a personalized tooth fairy video for his nephew, Oliver Finel noticed a gap. While there are ...

They were resting beneath our feet: Children's marbles. Bottles of Coca Cola or alcohol. Horseshoe fragments and the soles of men’s and women’s footwear. A pig’s tooth and a long bone from a sheep or ...

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Pig dentistry isn’t exactly a common topic, but anyone who regularly associates with pigs almost certainly needs to have a basic understanding of pig teeth. Farmers and pet owners are able to gain ...

Ancient pig teeth indicate that the farm animals were first domesticated in China. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 11, 2025 10:10 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...