Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, opening up potential uses from robotics to display technologies. Researchers ...

Octopus and cuttlefish can change both the colour and texture of their skin in seconds, something no man made material has ...

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Researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential ...

Octopuses and other camouflaging cephalopods may be the literal embodiment of “now you see me, now you don’t.” Using both rapid color and texture changes, octopuses can blend into nearly every ...

The first whole genome analysis of an octopus reveals unique features that likely played a role in the evolution of traits such as large complex nervous systems and adaptive camouflage. An ...

A new study has shown octopuses' sleep might be more like humans than initially thought and could even include dreaming. The study found octopuses have a sleep pattern similar to REM where most ...

Premature babies are extremely vulnerable and often too fragile to be held in the first few days of their lives. To make the often heartbreaking experience a little easier for new parents, an ...