(CNN) — A huge fish that is impervious to piranha attacks could become the inspiration for a new class of ultratough composite materials. Its scales are so tough that piranha teeth crack when they ...

The scales pattern of the Brill fish will be used. Photo: Getty Images. Scientists at Dublin City University have found a way to stop marine organisms attaching themselves to ships and other ocean ...

How do scale patterns on fish provide understanding of the development of feathers, fur -- and even cancer? Biologists are investigating. When sea creatures first began crawling and slithering onto ...