Researchers say they've used ultraviolet light to reveal the stunning but previously hidden colored patterns on ancient fossilized seashells. The shells, between 4.8 and 6.6 million years old, had ...

Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally, and they combine yellow, black, orange, blue and red in several diverse patterns that invariably catch the eye. We can marvel at them, but our ...

Visual signals, such as color patterns are an important communication medium for anemonefish. Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have recently elucidated how the patterns on ...

Mother lizards can induce different color patterns in their offspring in response to social cues, reports research published June 10 in the online early edition of the journal Ecology Letters. Female ...

Yard MD: Rex begonias a riot of color and texture. Yard MD Rob Zimmer shows you how to use rex begonias for striking container plantings to last all summer into fall. These plants offer amazing colors ...