The black-and-white coloring of manta rays is one of their most defining features. Some are all-black. But how does this impact their lifestyle? One study aims to find out.

Principal Investigator Professor Ilik Saccheri explains: "Although many people have heard about industrial melanism in the British peppered moth, it is not widely appreciated that dark forms ...

This kind of rapid evolution is more common among animals with a faster turnover rate when it comes to producing offspring, but it’s thought fire melanism affects species outside of insects and ...

A black jaguar swims in Brazil. The term "black panther" is an umbrella term that refers to the 14 species of wildcat that can have melanism.

Principal Investigator Professor Ilik Saccheri explains: "Although many people have heard about industrial melanism in the British peppered moth, it is not widely appreciated that dark forms ...