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When we think of animals that can change colour, chameleons are usually the first to come to mind. However nature is far more fascinating and diverse. Many other creatures have developed the ability ...

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Colour vision is an integral part of the human visual system. It relies on the presence of three types of cone photoreceptor in the retina, which have different but overlapping wavelength tuning ...

Normal human colour vision depends on three types of cone photoreceptors (short-, medium- and long-wavelength sensitive — S, M and L) that have different but overlapping spectral sensitivities. Genes ...

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“Both mysterious and eccentric” is how ‘Luminous Blue’ is described. The strong blue shade has been named Colour of the Year for 2027 by trend forecasting agency WGSN and its colour subsidiary Coloro, ...

When we think about animals that change colour, the first species that comes to mind will likely be the chameleon – the unequivocal master of camouflage. But the chameleon is just the beginning.

Kristine Brunvand, sixth-year medical student at the University of Oslo, working as a medical student with temporary licensure at the Department of Paediatrics, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal The author ...