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 ...

A 2008 study was the first official research noting that a single genetic mutation from less than 10,000 years ago kicked off blue eyes. Fifteen years later and we're still enamored with the concept ...

All blue-eyed individuals living today are necessarily descended from one individual. Such a framing must be weighed against the fact that every single human alive today is likely descended from that ...

Have you ever felt like people can tell what you're thinking by looking into your eyes? If that's the case, you're not wrong, because it turns out your eye color can say a lot about your personality, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Is there a link between blue eyes and the risk of alcoholism? — -- There's a new potential clue in the ongoing effort to understand the genetic links to alcoholism: eye color. People with lighter ...

“The eyes are the window to the soul,” notes a timeless quote. And while your eyes also bring the world your way, the origins of eye color are fascinating and even mysterious. To help lay out the ...

Eye traits in cats serve as genetic markers and breed signatures, often associated with coat color or pigment mutations. Some ...

Blue Eye Samurai hit the screens earlier today, and it has already left an ever-lasting impact on the viewers, and naturally so. Medieval Japan is considered the birthplace of samurai, but their ...