Nature is a riot of color. In the animal kingdom, many species, from insects to cephalopods, use their permanent color or ...

North American sweat bees change color depending on the surrounding humidity. It might be a more widespread phenomenon among ...

Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal and environmental allergies that worsen in dry conditions, particularly during winter months when indoor heating systems dramatically reduce ambient humidity ...

Humans, microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi), and plants all react differently to dry ambient conditions. Microbes adapt quickly by shrinking down, forming thicker membranes, and becoming dormant.

The flower Datura wrightii actively maintains humidity gradients, discovered in a Dec. 2022 study by the Raguso Lab, led by Prof. Robert Raguso, neurobiology and behavior. This has potential ...