This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

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Researchers have developed a material that can change colour and texture on command, inspired by the shape-shifting camouflage of some cephalapods. Read the paper: Soft photonic skins with dynamic ...

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...

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This wildlife feature examines the mimic octopus, a species known for imitating other marine animals to avoid danger. Rather than relying on camouflage alone, it alters its shape, movement, and ...

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Octopus and cuttlefish are masters of disguise. Many species can rapidly change both the color and the texture of their skin – an ability that scientists have long sought to replicate with synthetic ...