During World War I, the Atlantic was in chaos. German U-boats prowled the seas, looking for Allied ships to destroy. To counter this threat, Britain turned to an unlikely tool: art. Bold, irregular ...

The octopus uses chromatophores to change color, texture, and shape for camouflage and communication. The flamboyant ...

Ocean Census has embarked on numerous expeditions—so far—with a sole aim: discovering new species in the "world's greatest ...

Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...

We call this camouflage. All sorts of animals use camouflage to hide from predators. This means that they have changed, or adapted, to look exactly like their surroundings or to blend in with it.

Meet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA ...