Recent leaks suggest the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will be available in four colors: black, dark blue, orange, and silver, with renders showing potential appearances. The orange variant is a notable departure from Apple's usual muted palette, and there may be a special color effect linked to iOS 26's Liquid Glass update. The actual shipping colors might differ, possibly leaning towards copper tones with orange accents.
A new species of tarantula, known as the bamboo culm tarantula, has been discovered in a mangrove forest in Thailand. Despite its vibrant blue appearance, the spider's body does not contain blue pigments. Instead, the blue color is created by the unique structure of its hair, which incorporates nanostructures that manipulate light. This species was previously found on the commercial tarantula market but had not been documented in terms of its distinctive features or natural habitat.
Scientists have discovered why biting flies are attracted to the color blue. Researchers trained artificial neural networks to simulate the brains of biting flies and found that the flies often misclassified blue objects as animals to feed on, likely due to using blue-green opponency in photoreceptors to distinguish animals from leaf matter. The study aims to help build better flytraps to control the spread of diseases carried by biting flies.
Trey Smack kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired to give his Orange team a 10-7 victory in Thursday night's Orange & Blue Spring Game dominated by two defenses that overshadowed and overwhelmed quarterbacks Graham Mertz and Jack Miller III. The Orange finished with 307 yards of total offense (only 54 on the ground) to just 198 for the Blue (a mere 48 rushing).
