This woodturning project started with a rough piece of wood, but the surface hiding inside was something else entirely. As ...

Social media influencer Rich Fortuna documented himself getting what appears to be a spray-tan from head to toe in Louis Vuitton logos and uploaded a video of the process (and final result!) to his ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their ...

A lace-like pattern appearing on the skin may sometimes point to blocked arteries. Health experts warn that this netted discoloration can, in certain cases, be linked to damage in tissues and organs.

A Nile crocodile. Leigh Bedford via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 We commonly refer to scaly, itchy skin rashes as “crocodile skin.” Scientists, however, have just proven that real crocodile ...

It’s well known that cuttlefish and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin thanks to that skin’s unique structure. But according to a new paper published in the journal ...

Cuttlefish, along with other cephalopods like octopus and squid, are masters of disguise, changing their skin color and texture to blend in with their underwater surroundings. Now, in a study ...

In corn snakes, certain lineages have red, yellow or pink colours, and their dorsal spots can merge or form stripes. In many animals, skin colouration and its patterns play a crucial role in ...