Writing about COVID-19 in fiction is no easy task, especially without letting the narrative slip into something heavy or grim. Award-winning Sri Lankan writer Ashok Ferry uses humour to navigate the ...

From color-changing skin to jet-propelled motion, squid and cuttlefish have long fascinated scientists. To understand the origins of their unique characteristics, many attempts have been made to ...

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For 60 years, Vans has been a staple of Southern California skate and surf culture, as well as a fashion icon around the world. And the bulk of that fame is owed to its legendary sneakers, especially ...

UPDATE: Senate Bill 1545 died following its latest work session. Oregon Senate Republican Office Communications Director Ashley Kuenzi said Tuesday morning the bill’s sponsors are now focused on ...

Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to continue its mainstage work of their 32nd season with a production of Trap Door's favoritePlaywright Stanislaw Witkiewicz's The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview, ...

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal ...

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves. By Kate Golembiewski Many of the snazziest decorations in the animal ...

In the time it takes to blink, octopus and cuttlefish can seemingly disappear into their underwater environment by changing both the color and texture of their skin. Replicating these dual camouflage ...