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 ...

(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 ...

The sturdy armor of the dragon fish (Polypterus senegalus) has kept this tough, ancient species going for 96 million years – since the Cretaceous! Each scale that covers its long body has multiple ...

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 ...

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Prof Sow Chorng Haur (left) and Dr Sharon Lim (right) from the NUS Department of Physics were part of the research team that discovered how heat-treated fish scales can be upcycled for pollution ...

Fish traders in Jessore have started to earn much needed foreign currency by selling fish scales. Fish scales are sold at a rate of Tk15 a kg in the fish markets of the district. After some processing ...

Unless you grew up on the water, it's very possible you've never given much thought to the anatomy of a fish. Especially if you're used to picking up a cleaned, scaled, and deboned filet from the ...

The scales pattern of the Brill fish will be used. Photo: Getty Images. Scientists at Dublin City University have found a way to stop marine organisms attaching themselves to ships and other ocean ...

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.

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 ...

Fish scales are essential when you catch a new personal best and want to remember it for the rest of your life. Good scales are accurate, easy to use, and have great battery life for when you need ...