If you've ever admired the shiny coat of a jelly bean before popping the candy in your mouth, spare a thought for the tiny ...

There are a lot of animals to love in the world… but insects are pretty low on most people’s lists. In fact, it’s said that 1 in 10 adults in the United States have entomophobia, a fear of insects.

This image shows dhiney colours in different animal species. Casper van der Kooi and colleagues investigated how shiny colours are perceived by bumblebees. Nature is brimming with colour in almost ...