Transparent or translucent teeth indicate enamel loss. This may be caused by consuming acidic foods and beverages, acid reflux, and frequent vomiting. A coat of enamel protects your teeth. However, ...

In the darkness of the ocean’s midnight zone the deep-sea dragonfish, glows with bioluminescence to lure prey before striking with its transparent, sabre-like teeth. The transparency makes the teeth ...

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of ...

In the deep sea, dragonfish lure smaller fish near their gaping jaws with beardlike attachments capped with a light. But the teeth of the pencil-sized predators don’t gleam in that glow. Instead, ...

Deep-sea fish have evolved transparent teeth which, along with their black bodies, make them invisible to prey. While dragonfish are only the size of a pencil, they are fearsome predators at the top ...

Deep beneath the sea off the coast of California, there is a species of eel-like fish with a huge head, bulging eyes and a mouth full of transparent, fang-like teeth. Aristostomias scintillans is a 15 ...

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what's responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps ...