Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals. Olga Visavi/Shutterstock Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This ...

Nature is full of extraordinary survival techniques, but few are as fascinating as the ability to change colour instantly. Several animals across oceans, forests and deserts can alter their appearance ...

Animals sculpt the optical properties of their tissues at the nanoscale to give themselves “structural colors.” New work is piecing together how they do it. Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet ...

A new paper from the University of Melbourne reveals how animals use beautiful but unreliable iridescent colours as communication signals. Special adaptations enable animals to control how these ...