From leopards to zebras, science explain how nature’s chemical dances create spots, stripes and swirls across animal skins ...

New research reveals how cell sizes and clumping create sharp animal coat patterns, enhancing our understanding of nature's ...

Animal movement and foraging have long captivated researchers striving to understand the underlying principles that drive how organisms search for and exploit resources. Contemporary studies reveal ...

Imperfections in animal patterns could inspire adaptive materials that shift color, shape, and function like nature itself.

Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...

Nature’s full of illusionists, and they’re not all hiding in plain sight by accident. Across the animal kingdom, creatures have evolved remarkable ways to stay alive by blending in, standing out, or ...

Susan Hazel is affiliated with the Dog & Cat Management Board of South Australia and RSPCA South Australia. Jono Tuke does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...