Is it okay to eat fish with scales, and are there any benefits to consuming the scales? The answers to both may not be as simple as you think.

One of the most fascinating features of many fish is their scales. These tiny, often overlooked structures play a big role in a fish’s survival, protection and movement through water.

Gelao loach fish have “elongated” bodies, reaching over 5 inches in length, the study said. They are largely “scaleless,” but their sides are “sparsely covered with tiny scales buried be ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The completion of the gleaming white roof resembling fish scales has brought the sprawling $836 million Sydney Fish Market building ...

“Fish scales are often discarded as waste, yet they contain materials like collagen, hydroxyapatite and chitin, which have enormous potential in medicine, agriculture and environmental ...