The Advantages of Dark Fur The absence of patterns and shiny coats likely assisted these mammals with camouflage and allowed them to blend in more easily with their surroundings. Additionally, it’s ...

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they all had greyish-brown fur. “They were dinosaur food,” says Matthew Shawkey at ...

Fashion month is over, and the catwalk results are in: we’re piling on the belts, leaning towards extra large pearls, and big bloomers are about to be everywhere – you can thank Chloé for that.

details about fossilized mammals’ coat colors remain scarce, save for recent evidence of reddish fur in a 3-million-year-old mouse fossil. Shawkey and his colleagues used a scanning electron ...

Looking as radiant and glowing as ever, Kate made sure to brave the chilly Welsh weather in a stylish black coat. The glam mother-of-three wore the gorgeous piece as she met with injured players ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex. Both male and female blue-lined octopuses produce a powerful neurotoxin called ...

as revellers opted for chic suits and fur-lined coats to keep out the early Spring chill. When it came to headwear, there was a sea of stylish trilby hats coming through the festival's doors ...

Hood says the canines, a mix of poodle and doodle breeds, were "suffering from severe neglect, with their coats so matted that they could barely move comfortably." "These dogs were not treated as ...

The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the animals’ colours would have helped them blend into the night. Dark brown was in ...

Coordinated leopard print looks, tartan print ponchos, statement bags, and faux-fur lined coats were all on display, as glamorous attendees also wore big smiles while posing for photographs.