Designed to determine where a sugar sample stood on the continuum from raw to refined, the Dutch Standards protected domestic refiners. One of the joys of a curator's job is finding things and telling ...

A person’s eye color depends on how much of a pigment called melanin is stored in the front layers of the iris, the structure surrounding the pupil. Specialized cells called melanocytes produce the ...

Long gone are the days of monochromatic dye jobs and chunky highlights. Right now, ombre hair (consisting of a gradation of color from dark to light) is all the rage in Hollywood--and many major ...

The psychology of color as it relates to persuasion is one of the most interesting—and most controversial—aspects of marketing. The reason: Most of today’s conversations on colors and persuasion ...