In corn snakes, certain lineages have red, yellow or pink colours, and their dorsal spots can merge or form stripes. In many animals, skin colouration and its patterns play a crucial role in ...

A 40-year-old woman from China has sparked concern after developing red and purple snake-like patterns on her skin following more than a decade for using a "traditional Chinese medicine" cream. The ...

As a graduate student at the Free University of Brussels nearly 20 years ago, Athanasia Tzika analyzed the genomes of several animals to better understand their diversity. During this time, the ...