Scientists have taught bacteria to make octopus camouflage pigment, ushering in a new era of bio-inspired materials.

This video explores how red eyed tree frogs use extraordinary camouflage to survive in the rainforest. Viewers see how their vivid colors transform into effective disguise when they tuck in their ...

UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab.

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

Cephalopods like octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the mesmerizing ability to change the color of their skin to ...

This video dives into the bizarre and often overlooked wildlife that thrives in Costa Rica’s dense rainforests. Viewers ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) have achieved a biotechnological leap by successfully ...

A third figure, an English marine painter named Norman Wilkinson, apparently without knowledge of camouflage in nature, also advocated breaking up the outline of ships by painting them in black and ...

Explains that many animals bear protective coloration that blends with their surroundings. Shows examples of such coloring on the bark moth, the tree frog, the ground squirrel, many birds and the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A book about mimicry and camouflage in nature, art and warfare has won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing, a biennial award open to any genre on a given theme. This year's chosen ...