Of all the mammals, humans experience the longest period of childhood. Compared to other species, humans continue to grow and ...

The human body is constantly evolving – from changes in our skin, hair and muscles to shifts in our internal systems and ...

A set of fossilised teeth from a young hominid, dated to approximately 1.77 million years ago, has sparked significant ...

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously thought, according to a new study ...

Teeth are the key The research team ... This is where the new hypothesis comes in. Children's growth would have slowed down at the same time as cultural transmission increased, making the amount ...

Human children pair fast growth of a large brain with slow body growth. Ancient Homo fossil teeth reveal that hominin dental growth rates began to slow before there was a major increase in brain ...

Teeth are ideal because they fossilize well ... This is where the new hypothesis comes in. Children's growth would have slowed down at the same time as cultural transmission increased, making ...

Pupils at The Oaks Infant School in Sittingbourne clean their teeth at school after every lunch break Children in some of the most deprived parts of Kent are being given supervised teeth brushing ...

Teeth are one of the foremost tools in understanding how animals grow because they arrive in the mouth and erupt at a very ...

Brushing teeth is a key part of children's routines. Help children to brush their teeth and understand their routines better by getting teddy involved too! Show them what they need to do by ...