Nature is full of masters of disguise. From the chameleon to arctic hare, natural camouflage is a common yet powerful way to ...

Scientists and engineers can take inspiration from biology and use unique natural structures to model and develop new types of materials. For example, squid sucker ring teeth have inspired the ...

Squid possess specialized organs that function similarly to solar cells, generating energy that powers their remarkable camouflage.

Theodora Mautz is a second-year PhD student studying marine biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

You'd think that the more we studied a mysterious species like the giant squid, the more we'd understand its unique biology and physiology. But today, researchers unveiled new genetic data on the ...