Popular theories of why our human ancestors gained and then lost dark skin over the course of evolution may be incorrect, according to a new paper by UC San Francisco authors, who suggest that heavily ...

Under a microscope, the skin of the fish had smaller, fewer structures called melanophores. In people of European descent, pigment granules called melanosomes are fewer, smaller and lighter than ...

5.Here's the white hair of someone with vitiligo under a microscope — it's not actually white! It contains no pigment, so it appears almost clear under a microscope.

Our ancient ancestors didn’t have clothes or houses – but that constant exposure to the sun helped their skin protect itself from the worst sun damage.

The development of synthetic chromatophores at UNL paves the way for advanced soft materials, enhancing flexibility in robotics and environmental monitoring.