Shedding skin might sound strange, but for many animals, it's a critical part of survival. From reptiles to insects, this ...

Arthropods, including insects, spiders, and crustaceans, are covered by a hard exoskeleton that protects their soft innards and helps them get around. Molting, or shedding this shell, is necessary for ...

Marquise Meda is learning why animals shed their skin, feathers and fur at The Orlando Science Center. Marquise Meda is learning why animals shed their skin, feathers and fur at The Orlando Science ...

Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with ...

Caterpillars shed their skin several times as they grow, and in the final stage of metamorphosis, they form their pupa (chrysalis). As the warm summer and spring suns arrives, it signals a change in ...

This video shows the complex yet fascinating molting of a tarantula. Specifically, it captures a Brachypelma boehmei. Also known as the Mexican Fireleg or Mexican Rustleg Tarantula, this species is ...

On a beach in San Francisco, a crowd gathers to watch an elephant seal as it writhes in the sand. Concern increases as onlookers wonder what’s wrong with the animal. It seems to be in pain, but is ...

The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto, who lives at the Sea ...