A lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figures out a ‘mafia-inspired’ way to produce large amounts of a natural pigment some creatures use to camouflage themselves ...

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UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab An octopus camouflages itself with the seafloor. UC San Diego scientists ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have figured out how to get bacteria to produce xanthommatin, the pigment that lets octopuses and squids camouflage. By linking the pigment’s production to bacterial ...

UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one step closer to unlocking a ...

SAN DIEGO — Studies show that spending time outdoors, time spent in nature, is linked to improved health outcomes, less stress, better sleep and mood, essentially healthier and happier lives. One San ...

Diego Pavia dove across the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:52 left as No. 10 Vanderbilt beat 15th-ranked Missouri Saturday, 17-10, to extend the Commodores' best start in more than 80 years.

Vanderbilt is staying in the top 10 for another week. Barely. The No. 10 Commodores took down No. 15 Missouri 17-10 thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run by Diego Pavia with 1:52 to go. Vanderbilt (7-1) ...

SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego's new trash fee will be collected as scheduled, at least, for now, a judge ruled Friday afternoon. During a hearing in civil court, attorneys representing more than a ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has announced a remarkable first: the successful hatching of more than 3,000 Red Octopus hatchlings — a species native to ...

Every year on October 8, people across the world celebrate one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures – the octopus. World Octopus Day began as part of Cephalopod Awareness Week and soon became a ...