Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a single visual pigment that should make them functionally colorblind. The ...

New octopus-inspired artificial skin mimics marine camouflage, enabling materials to transform in color and texture for ...

Blending in with your surroundings is a crucial (and fascinating) skill in the animal kingdom, which is why many animals can change colors on demand. Chameleons, seahorses, and octopuses can all do it ...

With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform whitish gray. Moments later it begins to change color -- ...

A video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps is raising a lot of questions about the mysterious sea creatures. The footage aired in the new PBS documentary titled "Octopus: Making Contact." ...