Scientists have devised a method of using fish scales to convey encrypted messages. Not only would the technology divert seafood industry waste from landfills, it should also be less costly than ...

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 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 ...

Scientists discover that fish scales sourced from fish waste can be turned into the nanostructures that are used to make LEDs. By Dan Bracaglia / Popular Photography Published Aug 7, 2022 9:00 PM EDT ...

600 feet beneath the ocean's surface dwells one of nature's strangest animals: a fish that can absorb light like a black hole. Inverse is counting down the 20 stories that made us say 'wtf' in 2020.

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 ...

The team's findings have been published in Nature: Scientific Reports: "Transition delay using biomimetic fish scale arrays", and in the Journal of Experimental Biology: "Streak formation in flow over ...