Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without ...

Explore how the vulturine guinea fowl’s striking blue and white feathers serve more than beauty. From structural coloration to social signaling, these bold patterns help birds recognize group members, ...

Eye detail of a bluespotted ribbontail ray, Taeniura lymma, Mabul Kapalai, Malaysia. (Photo by: Andre Seale/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Color serves as more than just aesthetic ...

Blue sharks possess a secret hidden in their skin: a sophisticated arrangement of microscopic crystals and pigments that create their brilliant blue appearance — and may allow them to change color.

In the tropical forests of Australia and Southeast Asia grows a tree that might just be the champion of blue fruits. Its name? The blue quandong, or Elaeocarpus angustifolius. It boasts an intense, ...

Researchers have discovered the unique nanostructures responsible for the electric blue spots of the bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), with possible applications for developing ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The vibrant blue of a morpho butterfly's wings doesn't come from pigments but from light interacting with microscopic structures on its surface. This phenomenon – structural color ...