Viewed under a microscope, shark skin is composed of ribbed, dragonesque scales layered over each other like shingles on a roof. These structures, called dermal denticles, are more like teeth than ...

The most popular images of tardigrades reveal pudgy creatures that very much live up to the "water bear" nickname, but actually looking at tardigrades under a microscope reveals translucent ...

Viewed under a microscope, shark skin is composed of ribbed, dragonesque scales layered like shingles on a roof. These structures, called “dermal denticles,” are more like teeth than skin.