In a new discovery that illuminates new insights into the early prehistoric origins of art and creativity, researchers have identified the earliest known use of blue mineral pigment in Europe.
Archaeology
Sep 29, 2025
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Predators and the environment determine why some animals use camouflage to avoid being eaten, while others use bright colors to warn them off, new research reveals. Published today in the journal Science, the findings help ...
Evolution
Sep 25, 2025
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New UNSW research confirms that in the battle for survival, some animals win not with brawn, but with bling, putting to bed a debate that has puzzled generations of scientists. The study is published in the journal Ecology ...
Evolution
Sep 19, 2025
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Although each generation seems to adopt a particular palette, it would be simplistic to view this as a biological or universal phenomenon. While color is the visual effect produced by the spectral composition of light that ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2025
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Despite their image as masters of camouflage, it has long been assumed in science that chameleons change color to communicate with one another or in response to predators.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2025
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Seaweed growing along the world's coastlines could help to inspire new materials. Millions of years of evolution have shaped how seaweeds control light and color, which could offer new approaches for designers to explore.
Evolution
Sep 11, 2025
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Half a billion years ago, nature evolved a remarkable trick: generating vibrant, shimmering colors via intricate, microscopic structures in feathers, wings and shells that reflect light in precise ways. Now, researchers from ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 30, 2025
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Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have cracked a major challenge in display technology by inventing the world's brightest and most energy efficient quantum rod ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 15, 2025
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Animal communication takes many forms.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2025
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An international team of biologists, led by Wageningen University & Research, has demonstrated that predators have a direct and rapid influence on how prey species adapt and evolve. In a controlled experiment with guppies, ...
Evolution
Jun 23, 2025
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