What a great question, Ikechukwu! It doesn’t have a simple answer, though: yes, chameleons do change color when they sleep, but we think it happens in a different way to when they’re awake. People ...

Creatures like chameleons and cuttlefish can effortlessly change the colors and patterns of their skin to match their surroundings, but recreating that clever camouflaging trick on a robot required ...

Today's blog post is for all you who are fascinated by science, how things work in the animal world and especially for the reptile lovers out there. We all know that chameleons change colors. They do ...

Chameleons have built a pretty solid reputation on two commonly held beliefs: They can stealthily blend into their surroundings, and they are the ideal subjects for iconic '80s anthems. But it turns ...

Labord's chameleon, native to western Madagascar, holds the record as the shortest-lived vertebrate, surviving only four to five months. This reptile's life cycle is uniquely adapted to the island's ...

The chameleon's uncanny ability to change color has long mystified people, but now the lizard's secret is out: Chameleons can rapidly change color by adjusting a layer of special cells nestled within ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --Scientists have managed to create new "smart skin" that changes color but doesn't change size, just like a chameleon. Researchers have previously created color-changing smart skin, ...

You’ve probably heard that chameleons change color to blend into their background in order to hide. But that might not actually be true. So what do they actually use this color-changing ability for?