Now, a 225-million-year-old fossilized jaw joint appears to represent the oldest example of a type of joint that has helped make mammals what they are today. This skeletal structure reveals that ...

alligator gar. "Their survival is in part because of their unique defense system — scales made of a super hard enamel called ganoine," said Wade. "This armor plating has seen them survive ...

ATEN-POUND bite requires a forty-pound contraction of the human jaw muscles. That is because the jaws are built on the principle of a pair of tongs, The power is applied near the joint ...

The mandibular branch runs along your jaw, lower lip, lower gum, and some muscles you use for chewing. The disorder can affect any of the three nerve branches, meaning you could feel pain anywhere ...

From nebulas and black holes to baby star nurseries and ancient collisions, the universe has never looked more beautiful thanks to NASA's $10 billion-telescope. After more than two years in space ...

These fossils, belonging to the mammal-precursor species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis, offer critical insights into the development of the mammalian jaw and middle ear ...

Several university professors expressed concerns to The Atlantic about students who come to college unable to read full-length books. Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...

War is insane. Humans spend enormous amounts of money, consume massive resources, develop jaw-dropping technologies, destroy ...

Kelly Clarkson spent the weekend getting Americans excited about the democratic process again. How patriotic, with the presidential election coming up and all. At least that’s one interpretation ...

“My jaw dropped,” Dames said. Some professors do find a few students up to the task, but described them as “now more exceptions” rather than the rule, with others “shutting down” when ...