The primary cause of color blindness is a lack of light-sensitive pigments in the cones of the eye. This inherited condition affects mostly males, but females can also be colorblind.

Researchers using extremely high resolution imaging have found an atomic switch capable of discriminating color in a bacterial membrane protein. In a paper posted Sept. 30 on Science Express, the ...

They demonstrate the design and fabrication of a color-sensitive model of a pixelated artificial retina in which each polymer dot was deposited by inkjet printing (Figure 1). Three types of polymer ...

How Siamese cats change their colors. A genetic mutation known as the Himalayan gene has made this breed’s fur extra sensitive to temperature—but also leaves them vulnerable to certain health ...

The team demonstrate the design and fabrication of a color-sensitive model of a pixelated artificial retina where each polymer dot was deposited by inkjet-printing (Figure 1).

Life In Color With David Attenborough is a 3-part docuseries where Attenborough describes how the animal kingdom not only communicate and survive through the use of color, but how some species see ...

As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain they know what color is. It's the red traffic light in front of them, the garish yellow hatchback in the next lane, or the green verge ...

The sun doesn’t emit as much purple light as blue, and our eyes aren’t as sensitive to purple, so the sky doesn’t look violet, even though that color scatters even more than blue. This ...