Fascinating new research shows mollusk blood proteins have strong antimicrobial properties, especially when combined with ...

The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known ...

Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine mollusks cluster atop rocks and along the ...

Researchers have created a bioinspired adhesive that combines mussel-derived stickiness with mucus proteins that prevent ...

Every surface in our bodies not covered in skin is lined with a protective layer of mucus – a slimy network of proteins that acts as a physical barrier against bacteria and other infectious agents. In ...

Engineers have developed a groundbreaking glue that fuses the properties of mucus and mussel plaques, paving the way for ...

Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public ...

A study led by the University of Seville describes various unknown aspects of this clothing and its major significance based on the findings at the ...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an online tool that enables abalone farmers along ...

A small team of marine biologists at the University of Bristol, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Regional Research and Innovation Agency of West Papua, Indonesia, has found that wild ...