Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Researchers have uncovered 300-million-year-old reptile skin impressions in Germany, the oldest direct evidence of reptile ...

The ingredient — a staple of cuisines around the world — is increasingly showing up on restaurant menus and in cookbooks in the U.S.

Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength ...

Triceratops rerouted its nerves and blood vessels through its nose, turning its massive nasal cavity into a system for ...

Triceratops’ massive head may have been doing more than just showing off those famous horns. Using CT scans and 3D reconstructions of fossil skulls, researchers uncovered a surprisingly complex nasal ...

Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals. To better understand what filled that space ...

Across deserts, ocean floors, and forest undergrowth, a handful of animals have evolved defenses so extreme they strain ...