Female peacocks, called peahens, are more subdued in colour, with brown, grey, and limited green feathers, which helps them ...

Structural color, which is the foundation that makes things like a peacock's tail feathers appear iridescent, has been an area of study for scientists as they try to adapt it for use in everyday ...

WITH reference to Lord Rayleigh's observations on the colour of the peacock's ‘eye’ in NATURE of May 26, it may be of interest to note the remarkable change in the colour of the filamentous groundwork ...

(Nanowerk News) Iridescence, or sheen that shifts color depending on your viewing angle, is pretty in peacock feathers. But it's been a nuisance for engineers trying to mimic the birds' unique color ...