Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

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

New octopus-inspired artificial skin mimics marine camouflage, enabling materials to transform in color and texture for ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a single visual pigment that should make them functionally colorblind. The ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

"These animals can physically change their bodies at close to the micron scale, and now we can dynamically control the ...

An octopus is seen changing color while it sleeps. (Nature/PBS) A Nature PBS documentary called "Octopus: Making Contact," that's premiering on Wednesday provides an eye-opening look at this beautiful ...

We don’t know if androids dream of electric sheep, but whatever octopuses dream of must be something adventurous because they change color a lot while they’re sleeping. And while the octopus in the ...

PBS has released a fascinating video clip from an upcoming documentary which shows an octopus changing color multiple times in its sleep. The sequence features in Octopus: Making Contact, which will ...