The zebrafish, a small fresh water fish, owes its name to a striking pattern of blue stripes alternating with golden stripes. Three major pigment cell types, black cells, reflective silvery cells, and ...

The purple sea slug is a marine creature known for its vivid color and unique patterns. The purple beetle possesses a shiny purple hued body that looks beautiful in sunlight. The purple fiddler crab ...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 18, 2017)-- An international team of scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how genetics and evolution work in concert to shape biodiversity by investigating the ...

I love butterflies and when I pulled up Pinterest I saw some of the most beautiful crochet butterfly patterns. I knew I had to share them with you. Some of the patterns are free while some designers ...

Butterfly wings have been given make-overs by scientists who tweaked a “painting gene” to change their patterns and colours. The research has major implications for understanding how the so-called ...

When I think of patterns, the first thing that comes to mind is fabric. While Seamless Studio ($49, 15-day free trial) can certainly generate beautiful patterns for anything from blankets to ...

A cellophane sheet between crossed polarizers produces beautiful coloured patterns due to the birefringence of the cellophane. Variations in the pattern occur due to variations in the thickness of the ...