More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.

Saber-tooth fangs acted like an “evolutionary ratchet,” ensuring the hunting prowess of animals but limiting their ...

Saber teeth such as those that belonged to apex Ice Age predators were superbly shaped for puncturing prey and subduing them, a new study has found. In one sense that is unsurprising, since many ...

Learn how a variety of tooth shapes drove evolution across multiple kinds of mammals.

Researchers have uncovered why the formidable teeth of saber-toothed predators like Smilodon were evolutionarily advantageous ...