According to its developers, the aptly named OCTOID is a soft robot that leverages cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers ...

A lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figures out a ‘mafia-inspired’ way to produce large amounts of a natural pigment some creatures use to camouflage themselves ...

A remarkable advancement in microbial engineering has put a previously obscure natural pigment in the spotlight. If you’ve ...

Recent studies on octopuses have revealed intriguing patterns of sleep and color changes, suggesting these creatures might ...