A primordial developmental toolkit shared by all vertebrates, and described by a theory of the mathematician Alan Turing, sets the growth pattern for all types of skin structures. In 1952, well before ...

MORE DETAILS. TODD: SHARK SEASON IS OVER NEW ENGLAND, AND IS BEEN AN AVERAGE YEAR. RESEARCH IS CONTINUING. A NEWLY FORMED CONSORTIUM IS LEVERAGING THE EXPERTISE OF 13 DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS TO GAIN ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

With the help of algorithms designed to guide the Hubble telescope's starscape surveys, conservation-minded coders have designed software that helps biologists identify whale sharks by their spots.

Could a fearsome underwater creature hold the key to preventing deadly infections in humans? That question - which will be explored this week in the PBS "Nova" series, "Making Stuff" - is examined by ...

The era of extreme climate change is upon us. And in spite of the ecological horrors to come, white sharks are in their element, as population numbers on California's Central Coast continue to climb ...