A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...

Biologists modified simple electronics to create a color vision test for fiddler crabs and other animals. Fiddler crabs have a simple solution to life's daily perils: run. University of Cincinnati ...

Nature comes in a variety of striking colors, but all that beauty didn't evolve for our enjoyment. Conspicuous colors tend to ...

The team used its new camera system to show how a UV-sensitive bird sees orange sulphur butterflies in nature. Image: Daniel Hanley Scientists say they’ve invented a piece of technology that will let ...

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 ...

How do dogs see the world? They might not see as many colors as we do, but they do like to keep their focus on us.

Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them. The natural world is awash with color, and many ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The rainbow looks different to a human than it does to a honeybee or a zebra finch. That’s because these animals can see colors that we humans simply can’t. Now scientists have developed a new video ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Excerpted from The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors ...

The sun’s final rays filter through the leaves as night falls in the dense, muggy rain forest. The descending gloam over Panama’s Barro Colorado Island obscures the towering, spiky kapok trees, the ...