With their big eyes and soft fluffy fleece, it’s no wonder that lambs and sheep often appear in nursery rhymes and decorate ...

it’s evident that not much bothers these peppy-looking sheep. There is one question everyone always seems to ask: Where are their eyes? The answer lies underneath all that adorably curly wool.

After cleaning and separating hundreds of tiny cuttings of merino sheep wool, the researchers measured the curvature of each fiber, and then observed the wool under a microscope. They found that ...