Nature occasionally produces animals that seem dipped in gold, their fur, feathers, or scales glowing brilliantly in sunlight. Beyond their dazzling a ...

In the wild, survival often depends on the ability to hide in plain sight. Many animals have evolved the remarkable ability to change their color, blending seamlessly into their surroundings to avoid ...

A new study from the University of Arizona reveals that color vision in animals evolved around 500 million years ago, much earlier than the appearance of colorful fruits and flowers. The research, ...

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Jakob Vinther received funding from National Geographic and from UT Austin. Caitlin Colleary does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Chameleons change colour using chromatophores, which are specialised skin cells that allow them to control temperature, communicate, and blend in with their surroundings. Peppered moths evolved darker ...

This North American beetle changes colour from gold to spotted orange to signal mating readiness. Its shimmering transformation is both beautiful and functional. This Australian cephalopod can ...

ON September 13, a series of papers on colour and colour vision in animals was read before Section D (Zoology) of the British Association. The object of the discussion was to consider recent results ...

Alison is not aware of her white cousin housed in a rescue centre at Puducherry. She, however, is on chattering terms with the grey striped version of her species scurrying about in a cage near hers ...

Brittlestars, marine animals that look a little like starfish, may see without eyes by changing the colour of their bodies. While we already knew that brittlestars have photoreceptors all along their ...

Sometimes I forget that what I see feels obvious only because I have seen it for so long. Blue looks blue, a wall looks still, and light ...