13,000-Year-Old Fossils Hint at Evolutionary Origins of Insects’ Structural Colors

Analysis of 13,000-year-old fossils suggest photonic nanostructures in insects, which create colorful iridescent colors, may have originated as a means of camouflage. Researchers from Yale-NUS... The post 13,000-Year-Old Fossils Hint at Evolutionary Origins of Insects’ Structural Colors appeared first on SciTechDaily.