The human eye perceives color using three types of cones, but no natural light can stimulate just the the cones associated with medium-wavelength light in the visible spectrum. A new tool, nicknamed ...

It’s that time of the year. The leaves are starting to change colors. This week the National Weather Service in Atlanta shared the satellite image above showing fall foliage changes in the Appalachian ...

Color science is the term we use to describe the ‘look’ of colors from particular cameras or brands. It sounds like it should have a definite technical basis, but it’s actually quite hard to pin down ...

Think about the colors of the world around you—the blue of a cloudless sky, the green of a new leaf, the blazing red of a tulip’s petals. We see these colors because of the way our eyes work. But what ...

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles use ...

Ultraviolet and near-infrared light are widely used in modern technologies but are invisible to the human eye. Researchers ...

As temperatures rise in metro Phoenix, little fixes to make life cooler become all the more important, whether that's closing window blinds, using sun protectors in cars or lingering in ...