This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Bevil Conway, an artist and neuroscience researcher at the National Institutes of Health, is crazy about color. He particularly loves watercolors made by the company Holbein. “They have really nice ...

The human brain and eyes process light into color, allowing us to take in various shades of the rainbow. Our furry friends, however, do not see quite like we do. When you're out for a stroll with your ...

What color is a tree, or the sky, or a sunset? At first glance, the answers seem obvious. But it turns out there is plenty of variation in how people see the world — both between individuals and ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

What you see is what you smell – at least according to a new study that shows that characteristic scents can influence the way that people perceive color. For example, smelling coffee makes everything ...

White light can be blinding, cold, unforgiving. Our physical reality often finds it too much as well, splitting it apart any chance it gets. Plants are green because such wavelengths of light help it ...

During the last couple of weeks, I've come to discover that a lot of “facts” I thought I knew are a tad less correct than one might hope. When I was at school, for example, I was taught that the human ...