Have you ever wondered what makes shark skin so tough and sleek? It's dermal denticles—tiny, tooth-like structures that cover a shark's skin. Made of the same material as teeth and shaped like small ...

Chiloscyllium plagiosum, commonly known as the whitespotted bamboo shark, is a species of carpet shark found in the shallow coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. “Survival of the fittest,” a ...

Delta’s shark-skin-coated planes are a promising step toward greener air travel. But they also offer a quiet warning. At first glance, a shark’s skin looks smooth. But zoom in with a microscope and ...

Side view of a great white shark with highlighted skin sampling locations, showing detailed denticles captured by a microfocus X-ray CT scanner. New findings on how sharks achieve drag reduction could ...