A new research study has revealed that fish scale arrays generate a streaky base flow on the surface of the animal which yields important clues into reducing drag - the aerodynamic force that opposes ...

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 ...

(CNN) — A huge fish that is impervious to piranha attacks could become the inspiration for a new class of ultratough composite materials. Its scales are so tough that piranha teeth crack when they ...