A new paper from the University of Melbourne reveals how animals use beautiful but unreliable iridescent colours as communication signals. Special adaptations enable animals to control how these ...

1. Iridescent colour signals are directional but, like diffusely reflected colours, vary within and among species in ways that may be adaptations to specific types of receivers in specific light ...

For sunbirds, all that shimmers is piping hot. The birds’ flashy, iridescent feathers heat up more than other types of feathers, possibly making it harder to stay cool in hot, sunny conditions. If so, ...

Researchers found that the iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in an evolutionary tweak in feather nanostructure that has more than doubled the ...

Assigned color code G1W and touch-up paint code WA-140X, Iridescent Pearl Tricoat is one of two white hues available for the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. It’s also the only tricoat color option available ...

A new paper sheds light on the colorful world of animal communication, highlighting the challenges of studying accurately how iridescent colors work in nature. A new paper from the University of ...