Color patterns seen in fish and other animals evolved to serve various purposes. Lagunatic Photo/iStock via Getty Images Plus A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving ...

Have you ever wanted to watch a biology student slice open a deceased otter and yank its tailbone out from a knot of yellow fat? Or a curator swirl the defrosted remains of a Mexican mouse in water, ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

Skinning is pretty self-explanatory in that it is literally skinning animals for their hides. It is one of the most important Gathering Trade Skills because materials gathered from the skill can be ...

A new study is presenting archeological evidence of the oldest known bone tools used for making clothes. The tools, found in a cave in Morocco, suggest humans were skinning animals for fur to wear as ...

Skinning deceased animals and gluing plants: Specimen preparation on display at the Bell Museum At the Bell Expeditions this week, scientists invite the public to see how they preserve plants and ...