The chameleon's uncanny ability to change color has long mystified people, but now the lizard's secret is out: Chameleons can rapidly change color by adjusting a layer of special cells nestled within ...

New research shows that chameleons also change to attract mates. Jan. 29, 2008 — -- Chameleons are famed for changing color to blend in with their surroundings and hide from predators -- but new ...

Chameleons, famous for shifting colors to blend into their natural surroundings to avoid predators, may also be using their chromatic superpowers for a totally different reason: To win fights. This ...

Wed, March 11, 2015 at 5:28 PM UTC When the chameleon gets aroused in some way, be the excitement be the result of a threat or of a Ryan Gosling-esque male, the latticework stretches. And that, in ...

If last month's Twitter storm over #TheDress taught us anything — and that's up for debate — it's that the way we perceive color works in weird ways. Over millennia, chameleons have used that to their ...

For years, many scientists assumed that the chameleon’s ability to change colors came from its ability to move pigments around inside of its cells; however, it seems that this isn’t the case at all.

In mid-November 2020, a video supposedly showing a chameleon rapidly changing colors as it climbed a series of connected colored pencils went viral on social media. One posting of this video on TikTok ...

Chameleons are famous for their ability to blend in, but contrary to popular belief, this isn’t why they are so colorful. Chameleons change color depending on their mood, and each color represents ...

Nature blessed chameleons with incredible powers of camouflage, as well as the ability to turn bright colors on command. New research shows that they possess an elaborate array of tiny crystals ...

Chameleons have two layers of special skin cells, the researchers found. The upper layer, which is more prominent in males than in females and juveniles, can change color by changing its structure and ...

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