A new kind of laminate changes color to reveal damage. The material could be useful in buildings, vehicles, or aircraft, say the researchers.

Dogs share one of their coat patterns, dominant yellow, with arctic white wolves, research finds.

A "very weird" hybrid bird confirms suspected links between genes and color patterns in two species of warblers, report researchers.

Researchers have discovered a way to get a bright blue food coloring from red cabbages. It could be an alternative to synthetic coloring.

Masses of spotted salamander eggs are either white or clear. New research indicates two dueling evolutionary forces at work.

Instead of mixing different molecules, a new approach to fluorescent polymers generates a range of colors with chemical adjustments within the molecules themselves.

The findings suggest that many Black and Hispanic Americans don't believe health care providers are listening to them.

Birds can learn to recognize fast and flashy butterflies they've failed to catch in the past—as well as similar-looking species—research finds.

Cracking the mystery of how squids evolved to control their skin's color and brightness could lead to color-shifting camouflage.

A new optical sensor small enough to fit on a smartphone but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging gets its inspiration from mantis shrimp eyes.