Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light.

Blue moons, blood moons and honey moons have all worked their way into fiction and folklore, but the changing hue of our planet's biggest satellite remains rooted in science. The moon doesn't produce ...

Behind every autumn leaf lies a chemical shift-chlorophyll fading, carotenoids glowing, anthocyanins rising-that turns ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists used laser analysis to identify the mysterious blue color in a Jackson Pollock painting: It is ...

When it comes to creating the perfect sleep environment, most people focus on the mattress, pillows, blackout curtains, or sound machines. But one of the most overlooked — and most powerful — factors ...

Blue moons and blood moons. While some of these names are meant to coincide with other astronomical or worldly event — the strawberry moon is so named because it's the time when strawberries are ...

Subjectively speaking, nothing beats a deep blue sky on a gorgeous day with low humidity and pollution. If you have ever wondered what gives the sky its blue appearance, it's essentially the same ...