As I write, a window prism casts a cheery rainbow-stripe that drifts with the hours across my ceiling. Color perception, and our enjoyment of it, is part of our evolutionary legacy.

When sunlight passes through a prism or a raindrop, we see this spectrum in the form of a rainbow, containing red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

If you're getting major unicorn vibes from this hairstyle, you're definitely not alone. There's something magical about strands that highlight every color on the spectrum.

Monochromatic accessories like hats are a popular trend and with a new line of New Era hats available through Lids, MLB and NBA fans can stay on-trend.

In a series of experiments involving sugar water and LED tubes, researchers found that wild broad-tailed hummingbirds can discern colors created from various combinations of ultraviolet and ...

An intriguing photo projection system uses only black images and a prism to project full-color imagery. The collaboration between Dartmouth College and Disney Research Zürich could result in ...

The electromagnetic spectrum, from highest to lowest frequency waves. (Image credit: Shutterstock) When we direct solar rays through a prism, we see all the colors of the rainbow come out the ...

The black lines in the Sun's spectrum are caused by gases on, or above, the Sun's surface that absorb some of the emitted light. Every gas (such as helium, hydrogen, oxygen, and so on) has a very ...

MIT scientists create color-shifting films inspired by 19th-century holography Potential applications include pressure-monitoring bandages, shade-shifting fabrics.

The sun is obviously the brightest object in our sky. The moon is second, because it reflects the light of the sun. If you pass sunlight through a prism, it will stretch into a spectrum of colors ...