At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that ...

Anyone unfortunate enough to encounter a porcupine's quills knows that once they go in, they are extremely difficult to remove. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital now hope to exploit ...

Porcupines are famous for their pointy quills that can hurt their predators. In the wild, this spiky defense lets the porcupine stay safe, even amongst fearful predators like leopards. This video by ...

Scientists are now looking for inspiration in nature to further improve patients' healing process. The future might see doctors using porcupine quills as surgical staples. To stitch up a physical ...

Porcupine quills are a precious material for Indigenous artists because they can’t be purchased just anywhere – artists must ...

Husky Has a Run-In with Porcupine and Ends up Looking Like a Walking Pincushion originally appeared on Parade Pets. As much as we all love letting our pups run off-leash to get their ya-yas out, one ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — A Kerrville animal rescue is asking for help after rescuing three injured dogs out of a “bad situation.” The three female dogs were rescued with numerous porcupine quills stuck in ...

Two dogs in Texas are on a long road to recovery after running into a porcupine."I was just sitting here in the chair and Bull walked by the door," owner Peggy Gamblin told KTAB. "I told my husband, ...

Dogs on the internet are seemingly always finding themselves in trouble one way or another. For Bentley the Boxer, however, his tussle with a porcupine left him with quills poking from the entirety of ...

At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that ...