Scientists hope that Xanthommatin, the pigment that helps cephalopods change color, can be used in useful biomaterials like ...

There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists.

Imperfections in animal patterns could inspire adaptive materials that shift color, shape, and function like nature itself.

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both ...

Imagine a display so sharp your eyes can’t tell where the pixels end and the real world begins. That’s what a team of Swedish ...

A spider split cleanly down the middle—one side vibrant orange, the other pale grey—has been discovered in Thailand, showing ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both ...

Scientists named the half-male, half-female spider after an One Piece anime character who can change sex at will.

Scientists have hypotheses about some of nature's biggest mysteries but are still working on proof. Some beautiful phenomena ...

Scientists at UC San Diego have successfully used bacteria to reproduce a unique pigment that allows octopuses to blend in ...