Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't stop him and his colleagues.

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, ...

they can perceive and produce a wide range of colors by detecting the polarization of light and using specialized skin cells called chromatophores. These examples illustrate the incredible diversity ...

A new camera system is making it possible for humans to see colors in the way animals do, adding vivid new perspective to the ...

Previously, it was believed that chloroplasts—light-capturing structures essential to plant cells—could not function within animal cells.

One such animal is a cow that resembles a pinto horse ... (Dawn Wilson Photography) The light color results from a lack of ...

Although color-blind, the cuttlefish has ... Its skin possesses up to 200 chromatophores (pigment cells) per square millimeter, allowing the animal to pattern itself with a variety of colors.

How animals see the world is a question that has intrigued scientists and wildlife experts throughout the development of ...

The feathery gilled pink salamanders stop aging early and can regenerate their limbs. Studying them could be the next step in ...

It’s not science fiction anymore — researchers have found ways to grow pork in a lab and other cultured meat products. Read ...

Meat grown in a lab isn't science fiction anymore. Cultured meats have existed for over a decade, and as of 2023, you might ...