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Meet the Giant Salmon With a Weaponized Mustache

Spike-toothed salmon grew nearly nine feet long and sported tusk-like teeth.
Roxanne Hoorn April 24, 2024
Using teeth as tools likely led to early tooth decay.
poison

Ancient Gum Reveals Stone-Age Teens Chewed on Bones and Made Poison

And had some pretty bad oral health.
Olivia Young January 24, 2024
Mexico City, Mexico

La Muelita (The Little Molar)

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.
Like something out of a storybook, maybe? At least until you look a little closer.
architecture

Found: An 18th-Century Garden Folly Adorned With Teeth and Bones

A bit disturbing, but oddly lovely.
Matthew Taub July 22, 2021
Displays at the Weaver Dental Museum include a jumble of dentures.
Itinerary

6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania

50 States of Wonder
Sam O'Brien
That mouth is full of info for scientists to chew on.
science

Sea Otter Teeth Are Gross but Really Useful for Scientists

You don’t want to look an old sea otter in the mouth—unless you want to tell how old it is.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 27, 2020
A 3D model of the extinct marsupial <em>Thylacosmilus atrox</em>.
animals

Why Did This Ancient Marsupial Have Saber Teeth?

Turns out they're useful if you want to slurp up your food.
Isaac Schultz June 26, 2020
Austen's observations about grisly dental procedures might make your mouth hurt.
literature

For Sale: Jane Austen’s Wince-Inducing Descriptions of 19th-Century Dentistry

In a letter to her sister, the novelist politely recounts a grisly scene.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2019
One of the jawbones came from the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, England.
science

Found: The Earliest Direct Evidence of Milk Consumption

Lactose intolerance was no match for a prehistoric desire for dairy.
Anne Ewbank September 10, 2019
Video • Object of Intrigue

The Real Story Behind George Washington's Dentures

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The Neanderthal premolar unearthed in Wezmeh Cave.
caves

An Iranian Cave, a Neanderthal Tooth, And an Ice-Age Murder Mystery 

Lions, cave bears, and leopards, oh my!
Isaac Schultz August 27, 2019
A sampling of the teeth found in the Pit of Bones.
caves

These Tiny Teeth Suggest Neanderthals Evolved Earlier Than We Thought

They came from Spain’s eerie “Pit of Bones.”
Sabrina Imbler May 16, 2019
Yes, that's a venomous fang.
snakes

A Hunter-Gatherer Ate an Entire Rattlesnake and We Have the Poop to Prove It

"We know that the person must have lived to the point of defecation."
Matthew Taub April 24, 2019
A giant sloth tooth.
sloths

Found: A Giant Sloth Tooth in a 200-Foot-Deep Sinkhole

The bone helps to explain how the creature stuck around for more than 10,000 years.
Matthew Taub February 27, 2019
The teeth looked unremarkable at first glance, but blue pigments jumped out under the microscope.
manuscripts

How a Blue Tooth Led Scholars to a Medieval Manuscript Mystery

And illuminated the hidden contributions of a female artist.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 9, 2019
The pickles in the jar represent the headlines we passed on, but still want to preserve.
islands

Headlines You Didn't See on Atlas Obscura in 2018

Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories.
Ella Morton December 28, 2018
9,500-year-old chewed-up birch bark contains the DNA of ancient Scandinavian hunter-gatherers.
food

Why Scientists Are Studying 9,500-Year-Old Chewing Gum

Back then, it was used as adhesive for tools and weapons.
Anna Kusmer December 13, 2018
Karl Martin's toothbrush holder.
ancient

This 4,000-Year-Old Pot Spent Years as a Toothbrush Holder

It was purely acci-dental.
Matthew Taub November 30, 2018