The main component of common cuttlefish ink — melanin — strongly sticks to shark smell sensors, possibly explaining why the predators avoid ink.

The team found that whale feces contained significant amounts of iron, meaning that whales fertilize the ocean as they feed and excrete waste.

Scientists have found that the mantis' punch limb, which is called the dactyl club, has a structure that enables it to absorb the shockwaves that are created when it punches and c ...