In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their ...

Now, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered the role of a single gene, CLCN2, in shaping these patterns, shedding light on how snakes develop their distinctive appearances. Corn snakes ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long creature “inflating” its “bright blue” skin on a mountain in Sri Lanka and discovered a new species. Photo from Ashan Geeganage and Nayana Sanjeewa via Atthanagoda, de ...

Inconsistencies in rejection patterns between the two tissues highlight the need for a reworked grading system. Beyond facial skin and mucosa, sentinel flaps have historically been used to aid in ...

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Cuttlefish use a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the final moments as they sneak up on their prey, researchers at the University of Bristol have found. Footage taken in the tropical ...

Cuttlefish use a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the final moments as they sneak up on their prey, researchers at the University of Bristol have found. Footage taken in the tropical waters ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers have found. While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...