Other chameleon species are limited to shifting between only a few specific colors, such as red, yellow and green. Color-changing lizards have a transparent outer skin, with several layers of skin ...

The skin of a chameleon has layers of specialized cells that contain chromophores. The chromophores are stored in vesicles with pigments that absorb and transmit light at different wavelengths. These ...

Chameleons are famous for their quick color-changing abilities. It's a common misperception that they do this to camouflage themselves against a background. In fact, chameleons mostly change color ...

A panther chameleon is one of the most colorful reptiles in the world. Male and female panther chameleons have distinct appearances. Males display shades of blue, orange, yellow, red, and green.

The gemstone alexandrite has the remarkable ability to change colour under different lighting. Now, scientists have found that this trick is an optical illusion that hinges on how humans perceive ...