This armored animal may look like a Transformer, but it's called a pangolin, and it's one of the most heavily trafficked ...

The thick outer keratin did the heavy lifting—as the surface of the armor, it was taking the hits. Any damage to the keratin when the animals came to blows would have been trivial, with no ...

So, as the animals grow, does the skeleton make existing ... resulting in a gradual breakdown of the armor. "Nature has found a truly elegant solution to this geometric challenge," Professor ...

Survival in the wild isn’t just about strength—it’s about adaptation. These animals prove that sometimes, the weirdest ...