The animals on this list shine for all the wrong reasons. Nevertheless, their odd behaviors and lives are working for them, ...

Why should we read children's nonfiction animal books? Teaching kids about animals is akin to teaching colors and numbers.

University of Stirling scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how ...

Heat a large skillet over medium. Add the oil and swirl the pan to coat it. Place the chicken skin side down and cook without ...

Photo by the University of Leeds In 2023, an unusual, unpublished book dating back to the 1580s surfaced at an auction. The 112-page manuscript bound in animal skin is believed to be the oldest ...

where she teaches and practices book conservation. She says, eventually, the team had to use DNA analysis to identify what kind of animal skin was used for the covers. LEVEQUE: I didn't really ...

A second copy of a book bound in the skin of a notorious 19th-century murderer is now on display at a museum in Suffolk, England. Talk about a morbid read... A book bound in the skin of one of the ...

This book is among nearly 100 found in France by researchers at the University of Cambridge to be bound with seal skin. The books belong to a French monastery from the 12th century. (Matthew ...

To test the tomes, scientists examined seven skin bindings and conducted a genetic probe into nine more books, according to the study. They found some of the animal-skin DNA belonged to harp seal ...

Now, analysis of the covers reveals the distant lands — and animals — where ... to examine seven skin bindings and conducted genetic analysis on another nine books, according to the study.

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking ... have contributed to a detachment from the animal’s true identity, making it difficult ...

So she had scientists compare proteins from chemise samples with known animal proteins ... chemises and eventually cataloged 43 seal-skin books. Norse hunters in those regions may have caught ...