Color

Special Exhibition The Nature of Color Explore what color tells us about the natural world–and ourselves. March 9, 2020 — August 8, 2021 hands-on Microbes Coloring Book & Scavenger Hunt What is a microbe? Learn all about bacteria, viruses, and protists as you color them in. And see if you can find the hidden microbes... game Optical Illusions and How They Work What you see and what you think you see are different things. Find out what your brain doing behind-the-scenes! Video Warning Colors in the Animal Kingdom Bright colors help protect species from predators. hands-on North American Mammals Coloring Book More than 500 mammal species live in North America today. Travel from Alaska to Mexico to find out how six different species survive... hands-on Make Your Own Creatures of Light Ever wonder why some organisms flash, blink, or glow? Discover how by making your own land and ocean creatures that generate light. Blog Post Researchers Reveal Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence A team of researchers led by Museum scientists has identified more than 180 species that glow. January 8, 2014 game Dress Up a T. rex What skin color, eye color, and type of feathers will you give this T. rex? Educator Materials Lizards & Snakes: Alive! Coloring Book How does a Veiled Chameleon's body resemble its environment? What colors are a Burmese Python's spots? Use what you know about squamates... hands-on Draw a Monarch You don't have to be a terrific artist to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly—just willing to take your time... hands-on Drawing Dinos Ever wonder how scientists can look at a bunch of bones and draw what a dinosaur looked like? Learn their five-step trick. Then,... Video Our Senses: How Mammals See the World In Many Colors Humans see more colors than most mammals. hands-on Crazy Camouflage Unlike humans, some animals can instantly change the color or pattern of their skin. Take a hands-on look at how the masters of disguise... story All About Jade Jade has been used by people around the world for thousands of years—first to make tools, later to create precious works of art.... Article A Behavioral Test to Examine the Evolution of Color Vision in Vertebrates Did you know birds have better color vision than humans? But what about sheep? This young naturalist used a behavioral assay to compare...