Researchers are studying texture-changing octopus skin to see if the military can use its camouflaging properties. “This research stems from a challenge I posed to professors at Cornell [University in ...

As the international fashion weeks come to a close, the top brass of critics are choosing the garments we'll wear next winter because fashion, by its nature, is fast-paced and future-obsessed. The ...

Cephalopod-inspired color displays are so hot right now: A paper published Tuesday in Nature Communications marks the third report about the technology in a month, by our count. But unlike previous ...

An Army Ranger student lifts a rucksack onto her back in 2015 at Camp James E. Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Army is exploring whether to overdye old camouflage rucksacks to match the ...

In 2004, the U.S. Army made a colossal mistake. It introduced a new digital camouflage called the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), a single pattern designed to work across all environments. Only a ...