coloration
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Researchers interpret these bands as possible evidence of the animal's original coloration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Where many people might see a plant-eating bug with light yellow coloration and a splash of red accents, Sarah Schroeder sees, in a way, Taylor Swift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In response, crews reportedly used hydrogen peroxide treatments to address water quality issues, restoring just the outer rim of the pool to its blue coloration while leaving other areas still very green in appearance.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rather than coming from dyes, the color is created through structural coloration, a phenomenon in which microscopic structures interact with light to produce color.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
These atoms, gradually spiraling in toward Jupiter, should coat the inner moon Amalthea and may be responsible for its reddish coloration.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
