Stories by Peter S. Ungar

Peter S. Ungar is a paleontologist and dental anthropologist at the University of Arkansas. His research focuses on diet and feeding adaptations in living and fossil primates. Credit: Nick Higgins

Evolution

Why We Have So Many Problems with Our Teeth

Our choppers are crowded, crooked and riddled with cavities. It hasn’t always been this way

April 8, 2020 — Peter S. Ungar

Evolution

The Real Paleo Diet

Microscopic wear patterns on fossil teeth reveal what our ancestors ate—and provide insights into how climate change shaped human evolution

July 12, 2018 — Peter S. Ungar