Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hummingbirds can see an impressive array of colors that are ...

While humans possess three kinds of color-sensitive cones, birds have four. This is an Inside Science story. Hummingbirds can see colors humans can only imagine, an ability that now sheds light on an ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A University of Michigan study has examined a color range that humans can't see and ...

Although our visual system can paint a vibrant portrait of the world, its palette of colors is actually quite limited, as we only see between 390 to 750 nm of the full electromagnetic spectrum while ...

Photographers interested in capturing ultraviolet light spectrum photographs revealing hidden details that would not normally be seen by the naked eye may be interested in a new video created during ...