The cosmos, in its vast expanse, continues to reveal awe-inspiring mysteries. The latest of these enigmas is a color-changing object that is making its way into our star system. The object’s unique ...

New films inspired by butterfly wings circumvent the heating effect usually experienced by colored objects absorbing light on a hot day. The new films could be used on the outside of buildings, ...

Imagine if you were a product designer who wanted to see what an actual physical object would look like in different colors or patterns. Well, MIT has designed a system that allows users to easily do ...

Planetary nebulae are colorful clouds of gas from dying stars. Brighter nebulae show more color due to intense light. Many planetary nebulae are visible even from suburban areas. Larger telescopes ...

Residents in Indiana and other states noticed the sky turn a strange blue color on July 23, and now we know why. A video uploaded to the American Meteor Society (AMS) shows a somewhat large meteoroid ...

Here's how our brains construct color in our environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In essence, how can colors appear ...

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Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. For the past few weeks, we’ve been tackling queries on the theme of “blue.” What ...

The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers. The background color is inspired by International Klein Blue, a hue that the artist Yves Klein first mixed in the 1950s, using it to ...