One of the most commonly asked questions about long-extinct ancient animals is what they looked like and, more specifically, what color they once were. Now, researchers have been able to figure out ...

A native New Zealand insect that once mimicked its toxic neighbor has changed color in deforested areas, in a striking example of human-induced evolution. Researchers from New Zealand's University of ...

Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms of life. On the other hand, scientists have always struggled with discerning ...

A new, simple scanning system can create precise 3D models of insects in color. The system uses off-the-shelf equipment, including a camera and a computer, to obtain detailed, true-color 3D images of ...

A closer look at seemingly drab, transparent insect wings has revealed realms of previously unappreciated color, visible to the naked eye yet overlooked for centuries. Until now, the wing colors of ...

Starbucks is coming under fire from vegans for using ground-up bugs to color its Frappuccinos, but the use of cochineal insects is actually common in the food industry. In fact, cochineal dye has been ...

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...