While many circumstances factor into the calculation, researchers found in a new study that local predators, not appearance ...

Every now and then, pictures of colourful animals go viral– from bright birds to glowing fish. They look almost unreal, but ...

Migration, hibernation and food storage are all responses to seasonal changes. As the days become shorter and the nights get longer, hormone changes trigger an animal's instinct to prepare for winter.

In today’s busy, colourful, and fast-moving world, some things stand out by being calm and simple. White animals are one of ...

Ahead of Holi, the animal protection organisation, Humane World for Animals India (formerly Humane Society ...

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 ...

Albinism and melanism are just the beginning. Some animals reveal far stranger mutations that produce dazzling and unpredictable hues. Through biology and chance, evolution paints outside the ...

There are some wildly colored animals in nature, and tarantulas are no exception. Researchers wondered why some types of these big hairy spiders that tend to be nocturnal hunters sport vibrant blue ...

A new paper sheds light on the colorful world of animal communication, highlighting the challenges of studying accurately how iridescent colors work in nature. A new paper from the University of ...