This wildlife feature examines the mimic octopus, a species known for imitating other marine animals to avoid danger. Rather than relying on camouflage alone, it alters its shape, movement, and ...

Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, opening up potential uses from robotics to display technologies. Researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cephalopods like the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) are masters of camouflage. As researchers gain a better ...

Wondering about the world's weirdest sea creatures? We've compiled this list of the 20 weirdest animals in the ocean to show ...

While a Hollywood-style invisibility cloak for humans is still far off, recent experiments show real progress.

Cuttlefish color change behaves more like a reflex than a mood, because neurons from the brain fire tiny muscles that pull ...

A ‘photonic skin’ with controllable colour and texture brings materials science a step closer to the adaptive camouflage found in nature. Benjamin Renz is in the 2nd Physics Institute, University of ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...

Researchers developed a color-changing material that alters both surface texture and appearance in seconds, inspired by ...

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...