Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of the ...

A paper published in Biology Methods and Protocols, finds that it is now possible to distinguish wild from farmed salmon ...

How do scale patterns on fish provide understanding of the development of feathers, fur -- and even cancer? Biologists are investigating. When sea creatures first began crawling and slithering onto ...

An ancient Amazonian fish with thick piranha-proof scales may hold the secret to building better bullet-proof body armor, puncture resistant gloves or even safety goggles and CD cases. Researchers at ...

Shingles are most often associated with roofing or siding and, in one rare instance, with cuisine - the infamous "SOS." Although by definition shingles can be wood, metal, slate, asphalt, fiberglass, ...