New research shows that the processes involved in hair, fur, and feather growth are remarkably similar to the way scales grow on fish—a finding that points to a single, ancient origin of these ...
Michel Milinkovitch only bought the naked bearded dragon because he was curious. He had stumbled upon the unfortunate, odd-looking creature while visiting a reptile breeder. It was utterly scale-less, ...
Fluffy, velvety, sleek or scaly, students can learn to paint any animal they please after attending “Animal Painting in a Weekend” at the Harwood Art Center on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8. WHEN ...
Although the three features look very different in adult animals, they start in the same place. Photos / iStock Michel Milinkovitch only bought the naked bearded dragon because he was curious. He had ...
The fur on your canine pals, the scales on scintillating snakes, the colorful feathers on a male peacock. All of these are the integuments or outer layers of animals, and they all have fundamental ...
This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. From scales to feathers to fur, vertebrates clothe themselves in a dazzling variety of textures and hues. But scientists ...
The world’s two most adorable fossils have been recovered in Myanmar. Two partial wings were found encased in amber, left behind 99 million years ago after baby winged dinosaurs got stuck in tree ...
Michel Milinkovitch only bought the naked bearded dragon because he was curious. He had stumbled upon the unfortunate, odd-looking creature while visiting a reptile breeder. It was utterly scale-less, ...
Michel Milinkovitch only bought the naked bearded dragon because he was curious. He had stumbled upon the unfortunate, odd-looking creature while visiting a reptile breeder. It was utterly scale-less, ...
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