In a river of southern China, a “slender” creature with “tiny scales” under its skin paused to rest along the gravel riverbed. Its coloring helped it blend in, but not well enough. Nearby scientists ...

Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil, discovering both smooth and ...

Globally, the top three importers of fish scales are the United States, Ukraine, and Peru. The United States leads the world in fish scale imports with 2,184 shipments, followed by Ukraine with 953 ...

Serpentine-necked, four-flippered plesiosaurs were among the most successful marine predators in the time of dinosaurs.

Dive into the findings of the first detailed study of plesiosaur skin, which was a strange mosaic of textures.

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Scientists examined a fossilized plesiosaur’s soft tissue, revealing a unique mix of smooth and scaly skin. Smooth skin ...

We’ve known for some time that many chronic conditions are exacerbated by excess sodium intake. A new study links overuse of ...

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a ...