Color patterns seen in fish and other animals evolved to serve various purposes. Lagunatic Photo/iStock via Getty Images Plus A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving ...

Researchers developed a color-changing material that alters both surface texture and appearance in seconds, inspired by ...

Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition where certain areas lose their natural color and turn noticeably lighter than the ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past 45,000 years. Findings indicate that lighter pigmentation traits emerged ...

The genetic underpinnings of pigmentation and colour patterning in fish encompass a complex interplay of gene regulation, cell fate determination and evolutionary innovation. Neural crest cells, which ...

Inflammatory dermatoses, pigment variation, and delayed recognition of skin cancer in people with dark skin were the central themes at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) ...

There are two types of skin pigmentation disorders: hyperpigmentation, in which the skin produces too much melanin, and hypopigmentation, in which the skin produces too little melanin. Skin ...