Black Light Shows The True Colors Of Ancient Seashells
The colors of the Parthenon aren't the only to have faded with time. Just as centuries of weather and sun have stripped the Greek icon of its rich hues, millennia of…
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The amazing diversity of colors produced by molds and other fungi can vary regionally, says Sara Robinson, a researcher at Oregon State University. Blues and greens are…
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View ArticleForget ‘Deep Dream,’ Google’s ‘Deep Stereo’ Can Recreate the Real World
Google’s artificial neural network has run rampant throughout the internet in the last few weeks, turning demure Twitter photos into surrealistic nightmares and taking the already-hellish Fear and...
View ArticleWatch An Artificial Chameleon Change Color
Science Key step toward active shade-changing camouflage A mechanical chameleon from China can change color to almost every hue in the visible spectrum with the aid of bumps made of gold and silver on...
View ArticleHow The 'Forces Of Nature' Series Reintroduces Our Colorful, Dynamic Worlds
Science Wild horses, Serengeti families, dramatic celebrations and more Forces of Nature, a PBS and BBC co-production, premieres Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
View ArticleMany Of The Eye’s Color-Sensing Cells Code For…Whiteness
Science When individual cone cells are activated, only some signal color Scientists have for the first time pinpointed individual color-sensing cells in the eyes of living people,and turned them on.
View ArticlePandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks
Animals Yet another reason that pandas are ridiculous(ly cute) Pandas are cute—there’s no two ways about it. They poop 40 times a day, but look at those eye patches! How'd they get those distinctive...
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Gadgets We've done all the rainbow chasing for you. Add color to your life in the geekiest ways possible. Read on.
View ArticlePhilips Hue Wellness and Wellner lamp review: They’re (kinda) lit
Gadgets We tested two stand-alone lamps in the Philips Hue smart lighting system. We bask in the adjustable glow of the Philips Wellness and Wellner stand-alone smart lamps.
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