From black-and-white vision to ultraviolet detection, discover how animals perceive colors and use them in surprising ways.

We can’t know exactly what the world looks like to a bird, but it must be a vibrant place with colors we can’t even see. Since colors are so important to birds, some homeowners paint their ...

but a bird might see them displaying two distinct colors. This has direct implications for scientific investigations of avian perception — how can we manipulate egg colors when birds themselves ...

Most are distinguished by striking colors and bright ... phenomenal show for both female birds and any humans lucky enough to be in the vicinity. Such displays can last for hours, and in many ...

From brilliant bird feathers to octopus skin, structural color occurs when tiny nanostructures interact with light waves, amplifying certain colors and canceling others. Science has finally cracked ...