From the striking rainbow colors of parrots in the rainforest to the brilliant flashes of yellows, oranges and blues in coral reefs, vibrantly colorful wildlife abounds in tropical ecosystems. But ...

Animals are living color. Wasps buzz with painted warnings. Birds shimmer their iridescent desires. Fish hide from predators with body colors that dapple like light across a rippling pond. And all ...

Toxic or poisonous animals, like frogs, have long presented an evolutionary dilemma: How did they become so bright, without predators spotting and devouring them? Poison frogs across Central and South ...

Colors are widely used in communication within and among animal species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant tails, adorned with iridescent eyespots, to attract peahens for courtship.

Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colors, from shades of browns to bright neon colors, serving as both a warning to predators and attraction to mates. (Roy L. Caldwell/UC Berkeley-NSF photo) Study ...

A few years ago, Professor Liz Tibbetts stumbled upon something surprising. She noticed that wasps had striking facial features—including fake eyelines and distinctive marks. At the time, people ...

Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

Fruits come in a glorious rainbow of colors. Raspberries, kumquats, lemons, avocados, blueberries, figs; the colorful array rivals a 96-pack of Crayola crayons. But scientists have long debated ...

The world's first birds, along with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, likely sported colorful, patterned exteriors. Paleontologists have long speculated that such animals were colorful, but ...