While hypothermia, the lowering of core body temperature, is deadly, frostbite---freezing of the skin and underlying tissues- ...

Thin, stretchy skin -- like that of a pig or human -- significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it's punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to ...

Thin, stretchy skin - like that of a pig or human - significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it's punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to ...

University of Illinois evolution, ecology and behavior professor Philip Anderson, pictured, and his colleague Bingying Zhang found that thin animal skin significantly dissipates the energy of a ...