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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

A team of researchers has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads -- collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their ...

In a rainforest, small animals survive by hiding. By blending in with their environment until danger passes, many unique ...

Through their studies of bones, fossils, and geology, paleontologists have uncovered the prehistoric worlds of Earth's past. We watch movies and TV shows of computer generated versions of long-extinct ...

The poison dart frog has plenty of enemies in the wild, from birds and bats, to snakes and fish. It has many ways of protecting itself: its poison ooze, its speed. But equally as effective are its ...

Turing also turned his math skills to understanding how regular features could emerge on the developing embryo. Scientists since then have applied his equations to the development of such patterns as ...

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 ...

After reconstructing the color patterns of a well-preserved dinosaur from China, researchers have found that the long-lost species Psittacosaurus (meaning "parrot lizard," a reference to its ...

When I was last at the shelter, I noticed the beautiful array of coat colors and patterns on our felines. I wondered, what change in genetic makeup determines a predisposition for tortoiseshell or a ...

Octopuses exhibit distinct sleep stages, mirroring human patterns with quiet and active phases. During active sleep, their skin displays rapid, organized color changes, suggesting brain activity akin ...