The colour of prehistoric animals is almost impossible to determine, because fossilisation does not preserve it. But under exceptional circumstances, colour patterns survive. In the Crato Formation in ...

Color patterns play central roles in the behavior of insects, and are important traits for taxonomic studies. Here we report striking and stable structural color patterns—wing interference patterns ...

A rare rainforest insect, Arota festae, starts life bright pink before slowly turning green, revealing a surprising ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

In A Nutshell A researcher on a small Panama Canal island spotted a hot pink katydid near a research station light late one ...

Angus’ awe-inspiring exhibit begins with the visitor’s first glimpse of the room: a shocking hot pink color that assaults the senses and covers the room; the bright color contrasts with the museum’s ...