People with green or hazel eyes have light brown pigment in their eyes. As babies are exposed to sunlight, those specialized cells—the melanocytes—become more active, producing more melanin ...

What determines the shade of your peepers? Experts weigh in on the rarest eye color in the world—and the genetics behind it.

Dr. Rupa Wong unpacks the intricacies behind different eye colors, including the rarest eye color in the world.

Eyes are the sensory organs of vision. The very first thing that we notice about someone’s eyes is the color of the eyes. Eyes attain a color when the iris gets pigmented by melanin. Melanin is ...

While your eyes bring the world your way, the origins of eye color are fascinating and even mysterious.

Several genetic markers contribute to our final eye color shade. A baby born with blue eyes can have brown eyes by their 1st birthday.