Heart-shaped green and yellow leaves edged in bright pink seem like they'll make chameleon plants (Houttuynia cordata) a dazzling addition to your landscaping. It goes by many names, some among ...

A chameleon’s colorful beauty is truly skin deep. Under the transparent outer skin are two cell layers that contain red and yellow pigments, or chromatophores. Below the chromatophores are cell ...

The Meller's chameleon is the largest of the chameleons ... Their normal appearance is deep green with yellow stripes and random black spots. Females are slightly smaller, but are otherwise ...

A rush of excitement pushes those cells farther apart, enabling each iridophore to reflect longer wavelengths, like red, ...

This is the embryo of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) that’s been stained to visualize its developing skeleton. Its bones are red (1), the cartilage is blue (2), and some of its developing ...