The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even distinct from the ...

The scales on a crocodile’s head develop differently than those on its body. The explanation lies in tissue mechanics.

Typically, animal skin appendages including hair, feathers, and scales are controlled by specific genes when an embryo is ...

The surprising way crocodile scales form offers a glimpse into how evolution works beyond genes.

A groundbreaking study reveals that crocodile scale formation is driven by tissue mechanics rather than genetics.

We commonly refer to scaly, itchy skin rashes as “crocodile skin.” Scientists, however, have just proven that real crocodile skin—specifically the parts on the reptile’s head, snout and ...