Learn why octopuses change color, how fast they can blend into their surroundings, and how the creatures can change into ...

Camouflage isn't the only way cephalopods have evolved to change their appearance. Octopuses and other cephalopods make the fastest transformations in the animal kingdom. Here, a giant Pacific octopus ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. You might not realize this, but quickly changing colors, as ...

Deployment of hyperspectral color control technologies—including lighting simulation and light spectrum control—results from NTT’s photonics-based ICT R&D investment. Announcement represents a use ...

Color-changing e-ink clothes are rolling out in the market. These clothing use an extremely flexible E-ink Prism film that has the impressive ability to change colors and patterns instantly. E-Ink ...

Scientists have created a new light-activated ink that can change color on demand. It’s made up of microbeads of different colors that rise or sink in response to different wavelengths of light so ...

Many people who keep fish at home notice one common thing after some time. The fish does not look the same as it did earlier.

Colour change in animals can occur over different timescales and aids communication and camouflage. Direct evidence of the associated energetic costs has been lacking, but now an experimental study of ...

Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others' color patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviors to warn predators and avoid being eaten. Researchers have ...

Architects and designers are often looking for ways to make building facades and interior surfaces stand out from the crowd. But sometimes just the smallest change can have the biggest impact once you ...

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a ...