While we think of bees as black and yellow, there are species that come in different colors. Read here about blue-banded bees!

Animals with blue eyes are a rare occurrence in nature due to being linked to recessive genetics, mutations, and specific genes. Despite that, many species still have beautifully rich blue eyes. While ...

The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but it is not seen in plants and animals very often. According to scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia, this is partially ...

Most of the time animals are green, black or grey but in some parts of the world a few very rare animals shine in bright shades of blue who look so magical that they almost feel unreal. Blue in nature ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most ...

The planet's biggest creature ever is also incredibly loud, long-lived, and endangered. Mysterious, enormous, and vital to our marine ecosystems, blue whales have been roaming our oceans for centuries ...

A one-and-a-half-pound baby blue duiker was born at the Maryland Zoo, staff announced Monday. The male blue duiker calf was born on April 2 to mother Flower and father Kuruka. Blue duikers are small ...

Some animals produce their own light, no special effects involved. In certain cases, it helps them hunt or avoid predators.