While I’m officially mourning my summer manicures full of florals and saying goodbye to my very last pretty pastel polish of the year, that doesn’t mean autumn’s manicure trends are any less exciting.

The human eye can physically perceive millions of colours. But we don’t all recognise these colours in the same way. Some people can’t see differences in colours – so called colour blindness – due to ...

Our world is awash with a rainbow of colours, but certain shades can have a surprising impact on our ability to concentrate, our mood and even the flavours we experience. A few years ago, a strange ...

Unpredictable and accidental combinations are gaining currency in design and textiles. Dominic Lutyens explores a ‘new vocabulary’ of colour. Colour touches us all in different ways – we each tend to ...

Discover the astrological significance of colors for each day of the week. Wearing specific hues aligned with planetary rulers is believed to harmonize energies, enhance intuition, boost confidence, ...

Seeing seven colours in a rainbow is down to what we expect to see, not reality. In fact, there are many more colours in a rainbow, as our readers explain Our perception of a rainbow is coloured (pun ...

We don’t all see the same. Shutterstock. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages, where The Conversation asks experts to answer questions from kids. All questions are welcome: find out how ...