A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.

Addyston's longtime plastics chemical plant will soon close. Its impact will live on in the ground, air and water.

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

A recent study has unveiled the roles of two transcription factors, LvBBX24 and LvbZIP44, in regulating anthocyanin ...

Have you ever seen a blue lobster? They’re so rare most of us probably have not. It’s also unlikely any of us ever will. In ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways regulating ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 Jan. 15, and food manufacturers are scrambling for safer alternatives. Ohio State researcher Monica Giusti has spent years studying natural ...

Plants harness quantum physics to capture solar energy with near-perfect efficiency. Scientists are now exploring how to ...

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, grays and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...