Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Reptiles in open habitats evolved brighter colors over time. This helped them reflect sunlight and survive climate change.

Brazil is home to the world’s greatest diversity of amphibians: Of the more than 8,000 species known worldwide, some 1,200 ...

Autumn colours are big again, almost as strong as the trends of the 60s and early 70s. From silver strands to cooler tones, ...

When a baby is born, they may have red, purple, yellow, or blue skin. Skin color variations in babies do not usually signify an underlying condition, but some skin colors in babies can be the ...

New or unexpected color changes could be a sign of an autoimmune disease or other underlying condition that requires treatment. Skin discoloration is a broad term that describes any change in your ...

Melanin is the pigment that gives color to your skin, hair, and eyes. It’s created by cells called melanocytes, which are found in the outer layer of your skin. We all have about the same number ...

White spots or light areas of the skin are not caused by eczema treatments, such as steroid creams. These creams cause blood cells to dilate, but they don't change the color of the skin. Usually, ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the last moments of approach, ...

It was a crowded lobby of Al Habtoor Grand in Dubai few years back where Kirsty Coventry - a former world champion swimmer and the most decorated Olympian from Africa - was switching between two ...