A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

Researchers from Graz University of Technology and the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in India are working on what ...

Similar mechanisms could explain why certain plant leaves curl, how bones grow, or even how patterns form on animal skin. “In the biological world, this kind of coupling is actually ubiquitous ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers have found.

This is a baby giraffe. And it's born with lovely patterns on its skin. The patterns stay the same all through the giraffe's life. They're like giant spots. What other animals have spots?

Due to their fast color-changing skin, these remarkable animals have a wider range of options than most when it comes to camouflage while moving." By taking a prey crab's eye-view, the scientists ...