How on Earth did we start using “once in a blue moon”?
The moon does turn "blue" sometimes, but this idiom doesn't really refer to its color.
Tag: Color
How eye color is determined: from brown to blue
Have you ever wondered why your eyes are the color they are? The answer lies in the complex world of ...
It runs in the family: new research delves into how animals perceive color differently, and why
What we can see has a lot to do with the environment, but it's also determined by genetic factors.
The color purple is unlike all others, in a physical sense
The 'royal color' does indeed stand apart from the rest.
Why blue and green are the brightest colors in nature
They are the brightest and more intense colors and there's a reason behind it.
MIT develops programmable, color-changing dyes that you can spray on basically anything
If you've ever been envious of chameleons, rejoice! New research is bringing their color-changing properties to a dye near you. ...
Why is snow white?
...because it can't get a tan.
Climate change will recolor much of the oceans by 2100, MIT research suggests
It's not good news.
Scientists use nano-ink to 3D print color-changing cup
Talk about a surprising change!
Birds-of-paradise males need more than looks to get a girlfriend
These gals want everything to be just right.
Birds perceive colors and hues the same way we do
Does this mean we see everything through a bird's eye view?
Color X-Ray imaging is just around the corner — and we have the photos to prove it
It will make X-rays invaluable in fields it had no place in previously.
Researchers find oldest pigmented biological molecules — they’re bright pink
It's still pink, after all these years.
Scientists uncover secret color of 200-million-year-old butterfly wings
Butterfly iridescence is really, really old.
World’s first blue chrysanthemums are lab-engineered but look really pretty
More like GMawwww's.
How butterflies have such a beautiful colour
They use the most advanced nanotechnology.
Biology imparts us with instinctive color categories — culture only shapes them
Color is hardwired into the brain.
A more limited range of color vision might help predators see through camouflage, research finds
They spy with their little eye...something tasty!
Scientists find a woman that can see 99 million more colors than you or me
Just one extra cell type can make a huge difference.