Color patterns seen in fish and other animals evolved to serve various purposes. Lagunatic Photo/iStock via Getty Images Plus A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

In our newly published research in Science Advances, my student Ben Alessio and I propose a potential mechanism explaining how these distinctive patterns form—that could potentially be applied to ...

It’s well known that cuttlefish and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin thanks to that skin’s unique structure. But according to a new paper published in the journal ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. There are at least five dermatologic patterns in patients who are suspected or confirmed of having ...