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The science behind the vulturine guinea fowl’s striking feathers
Quick Take Vulturine guinea fowl’s blue and white plumage comes from feather structure, not pigments, creating vivid, long-distance visual signals. Bright colors and high-contrast patterns help ...
From brilliant bird feathers to octopus skin, structural color occurs when tiny nanostructures interact with light waves, amplifying certain colors and canceling others. Science has finally cracked ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Often, when we marvel at the vibrant colors of the natural world, we overlook the intricate nanoscale structures responsible for producing such splendor: welcome to the world of ...
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