This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. A person might wear ...

The skin of a cuttlefish shows its emotional state. The skin of a cuttlefish shows its emotional state. Its color may change when meeting a potential mate or a rival. But what happens when a male ...

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

NEW YORK, NY — Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads. Meet Sepia bandensis, known more descriptively as the ...

Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings. By Veronique Greenwood Put a cuttlefish on the spot — or, to be ...

A broadclub cuttlefish, the second largest cuttlefish species, blends into the ocean floor. Nick Hobgood via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Cuttlefish are known deceivers. The sea creatures can ...