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

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

To stoke the fires of literacy among South African children, Aquafresh is donating compact, libraries to schools across ...

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 ...

Fossil teeth show long childhoods in early Homo species. Early Homo's brain size grew after a prolonged childhood phase. Research challenges "big brain, long childhood" theory.

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 ...

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 ...

The addition of fluoride to public water supplies is considered to be one of the top ten greatest health achievements of the ...