What is the difference between a fish, shark, and whale?
By Blaise Jones When you look at a fish, a shark, and a whale, you […]
March 2016
How many species of turtles exist today?
By Stacey Venzel First appearing on the planet 245 million years ago, the turtles […]
What is Mother Nature’s all-purpose plastic?
By Scott A. Rowan Keratin is a fibrous protein that is the basic structural component […]
What are scutes?
By Scott A. Rowan A scute is a plate of hardened keratin found on many […]
What is a plastron?
By Scott A. Rowan The plastron is the bottom (ventral) half of the shell for […]
Militarized recycling benefits aquatic research
By Scott A. Rowan Last month’s discovery by government researchers of what is believed […]
What is a carapace?
By Scott A. Rowan A carapace is a dorsal (top) shell or exoskeleton that often […]
TOXIC WATER: Aquatic Fallout & Future in the Aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
By Scott A. Rowan The person has not yet been born who knows how to […]
Meet “Casper” the newly-discovered octopus species
By Scott A. Rowan Ghosts surprise. That’s what they do. So it only makes sense […]
What are dermal plates?
By Scott A. Rowan Since the age of dinosaurs, animals have developed many defensive techniques, […]