The effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage used on British Royal Navy ships during the First World War could be “substantially overestimated”, according to a new study. Instead, the research, ...

In the spring of 2021, the British Royal Navy revealed that HMS Tamar would be painted in an eye-catching dazzle camouflage ...

In the animal kingdom, there is a special kind of evasion mechanism where an animal relies on bright colors and patterns on its skin to camouflage its movement, using it as a visual trick to mask its ...

A reanalysis of a 1919 study suggests that a separate illusion, the "horizon effect," played a bigger role in warping visual perception than dazzle paint. Reading time 3 minutes During World War I, ...

A controversial, high-contrast camouflage that once decorated the hulls of World War I battleships really exists in nature — though whether humans are fooled remains an open question. "Motion dazzle" ...

During World War I, U-boats were one of Germany's most effective weapons. They snuck up underwater on British ships and launched torpedoes at them. Throughout the war, the U-boats sank more than 5,700 ...

A Ukrainian Small Armored Artillery Boat painted with what appears to be dazzle camouflage.Ukrainian Navy Ukraine's navy released images of vessels with what is likely a dazzle-camouflage paint job.

Before modern technology became a staple, military strategists had to be much more creative when devising defense techniques. And, although outdated, most of these techniques are iconic due to their ...

During World War I and World War II, there was this thing called razzle dazzle in the U.S. or dazzle camouflage in the United Kingdom. The effectiveness of the psychedelic pattern is still debated, ...

Madisonville resident Carol Olsen has spent her life studying various aspects of marine life, including earning a master’s degree in marine archaeology and pursuing a passion for ship decoration. Yet, ...

Thomas Bangsted, “SS Coeur d’Alene (Under Refit for Troop Transport)” (2012–2014), pigment print, 63 x 86.7 inches (all images courtesy Marc Straus Gallery and the artist unless otherwise noted) The ...