Dragonflies are aerial predators engineered by evolution for precision. Instead of chasing their prey, they predict where it ...

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

Prey animals can use their colors to hide from predators or dissuade them from attacking. But local conditions determine which option works best. A global study comparing defensive coloration in ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. April in the Florida Panhandle. It was hot, humid, and a thunderstorm was lurking. But as a fresh graduate student, I was relieved for the ...

Nature is replete with incredible survival tactics, and one of the most intriguing of these is mimicry. There are creatures that have developed leaf, flower, twig, or even algae camouflage so ...