Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. strawberry poison dart frog on a leaf Nature comes in a variety of striking colors, but all that beauty didn't evolve for our ...

When you think of color-change artists of the animal world, you probably think chameleons, but these other cool beasts can change color, too. This cephalopod—that means big-headed, tentacled ...

Animals are living color. Wasps buzz with painted warnings. Birds shimmer their iridescent desires. Fish hide from predators with body colors that dapple like light across a rippling pond. And all ...

Quick, name a color-changing animal. Did you say octopus? Chameleon? Cuttlefish? Excellent work — but there are a lot more. And they may only change color once a ...

An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopus will change its color in relation to its surroundings in order to prevent ...

The color of your t-shirt is sending signals far beyond how trendy you are. In a study published Thursday in PLOS ONE, scientists found that Western fence lizards most feared approaching humans that ...

Color change in animals is a response shaped by evolution. Each species has developed its own method and reason for this ability, like an overreliance on light or temperature cues, or a physiological ...