Carbonated hydroxyapatite is the mineral found in vertebrate bones and teeth, whereas invertebrates utilize calcium carbonate in their mineralized organs. In particular, stable amorphous calcium ...

This X-ray shows a broken jaw. The dark angular line near the bottom right of the jaw is the fracture. Photo courtesy of Lisa Chan, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona. What Is ...

The Hardcore Legend had some gruesome performances in the ring. Mick Foley, throughout his career, was surrounded by weapons and often injured himself due to the extent he went for his matches. Mick's ...

The diagnosis of osteochemonecrosis is currently accepted if necrotic jawbone exposure lasts more than 8 weeks, 1,2 along with a history of related antiresorptive therapy and no irradiation of the ...

A team of scientists has examined the Middle Pleistocene Montmaurin-La Niche mandible, which reveals the complexity of the origin of the Neanderthals. A team of scientists from the Centro Nacional de ...

"The first time I met him, I was like, 'Oh, wow, yeah!'" It was a "meet cute" in the basement of a nondescript university building, and palaeontologist Kristina Eck was instantly head over heels. "I ...

A fossil mandible (Penghu 1: 19,000 to 10,000 years ago) was discovered on the seabed of the Penghu Channel in Taiwan and reported as the first and oldest hominin fossil from Taiwan in 2015. Penghu 1 ...