Max Olesker transformed himself from schlubby everybloke into muscle-bound superhero. The idea: to investigate, first-hand, ...

James Jean: I portrayed the snake shedding its skin to represent the idea of renewal ... depiction of a specific species. The intricate patterns, metallic textures, and vivid colours reference ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In ...

Dozens of times throughout its life, a snake slithers out of its old skin in a process called "ecdysis," leaving behind papery sheds delicately imprinted with the unique pattern of its scales. It's ...

The snake also has “bright blue” skin in between its scales ... The new species was identified by its scale shape and pattern, coloring, snout shape and other subtle physical features ...

Now, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered the role of a single gene, CLCN2, in shaping these patterns, shedding light on how snakes develop their distinctive appearances. Corn snakes ...

Cuttlefish use a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the final moments as they sneak up on their prey, researchers at the University of Bristol have found. Footage taken in the tropical waters ...