Fish waste like bones, heads, fins, and scales often end up in landfills. Erik de Laurens wants to change that, one gorgeous tile at a time. Did you know that about two-thirds of the fish that is ...

(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 ...

IN DAYS of old, knights protected themselves in armour made up of tough, interlocking “scales”. This idea might one day be revisited, with future soldiers decked out in scales inspired by the almost ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest freshwater fish is protected by the natural equivalent of a "bullet-proof vest," helping it thrive in the dangerous waters of the Amazon River basin ...