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 ...

THE blue color of the sky on a clear day is familiar to all. And yet how many have considered the source of this delicate mantle of azure which Nature spreads over the dome of the heavens? The ...

One of the most unusual sights in the world is a glacier. Glaciers are found in mountain locations and in the coldest regions on earth. They are often a surprising and beautiful blue color. But snow ...

Think fast: What's your favorite color? If you said blue, you're probably not alone. A few years ago, the BBC reported that, after looking at non-scientific Crayola surveys of children and ...

Blue is the color of the ocean and the sky, and considering blue's color symbolism, it makes sense why this color is associated with calmness. In fact, one survey found that blue is a favorite color ...

Whether it’s the black of Black Friday, the white of the driven snow, or even the holiday blues, colors are deeply embedded in the rituals of life. But how have color terms come to be used for so much ...

The Devil Wears Prada made a cerulean sweater a moment in fashion history. But its scientific history is much older, and more fascinating. In the 1860s, cerulean pigment became popular among painters, ...

Vintage Blue brings out the natural beauty of wood with a touch of color CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minwax, America’s No. 1 selling brand* of interior wood stains and clears, announces their ...