The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly dependent on increases in prenatal estrogen—revealed by looking at the length ...

The ‘00s piercings renaissance is in full swing, and Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh Jolie, is the latest big name to get on board with a niche pick. While vertical labret and medusa piercings have ...

Beim Labret-Piercing handelt es sich um ein Piercing an der Lippe. Genauer gesagt wird das Piercing unterhalb der Unterlippe gestochen. Ob das Piercing mittig oder eher seitlich sitzen soll, bleibt ...

When it comes to penises, we seem unable to escape the idea that “bigger is better”. Popular culture and pornography constantly present us with unrealistic standards – that penises should be long, ...

30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...

Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this damage came ...

A biological anthropologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal is hypothesizing that the mysterious flat patches found on the sides of teeth in ancient Europeans may have been due to the ...

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A new research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, with teenagers and children as young as 10 years old sporting labrets during the Ice Age. Biological ...