Animals sculpt the optical properties of their tissues at the nanoscale to give themselves “structural colors.” New work is piecing together how they do it. Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet ...

Some of the colors we see on creatures such as blue jays and poison-dart frogs aren’t created by pigments at all.

One of the most effective ways we learn is through third-party imitation, where we observe and then copy the actions and ...

The new equipment could allow scientists to better understand how animals communicate and navigate in the world.

The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but it is not seen in plants and animals very often. According to scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia, this is ...

Nature comes in a variety of striking colors, but all that beauty didn't evolve for our enjoyment. Conspicuous colors tend to be signals, often helping animals woo mates or warn predators. Yet the ...

Discover the top 10 rarest colors found in nature, from blue and true purple to green in mammals. Learn the scientific ...

Learn more about the tiny crystalline dermal denticles, tooth-like scales that allow the blue shark to change colors.

Birds and other animals sometimes vary from their normal colors due to the lack or excess of pigments in their skin, eyes, hair, feathers or fur.