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Have you ever wondered how fish in the middle of the open ocean are able to avoid predators despite the lack of a background to camouflage into? According to a journal entry in Science, researchers ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Goths ...

Fish have a remarkable way to hide from their predators using camouflage techniques. A new study shows that fish scales have evolved to not only reflect light, but to also scramble polarization.

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a matchup of animal superpowers, a clever form of camouflage might beat super sight -- at least in the ocean. There's nowhere to hide in the open ocean, far from the shore or the ...

Perhaps because they spend so much of their lives buried in mud, little is known about the two-stick stingfish. These ornate-looking fish are nocturnal, they ambush their prey, and they're capable of ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery about how some fish seem to disappear from predators in the open waters of the ocean, a discovery that could help materials scientists ...

Recieve emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Soldiers often cloak themselves in camouflage print to hide ...

Some fish blend seamlessly into their watery surroundings with help from their silvery reflective skin. Researchers have long assumed that squid, shrimp and other ocean animals could see through this ...