The Discovery Center Museum is offering an engaging experiment to help children understand the science of light refraction and color mixing using simple materials such as a box, water bottles ...

A novel measurement technique has been developed to visualize the fluid flow and distribution within two droplets levitated and coalesced in space using fluorescence-emitting particles. This technique ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Excerpted from The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors ...

You might not have noticed if you’re not a digital artist, but most painting and image apps still get color mixing wrong. As we all learned in kindergarten, blue paint and yellow paint makes green ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

Is your green my green? Probably not. What appears as pure green to me is likely to look a bit yellowish or bluish to you. This is because visual systems vary from person to person. Moreover, an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Parrots, toucans, and other brightly colored tropical birds are ...

Playwright Melinda Lopez has devoted her life to the arts. Not surprisingly Lopez grew up with a good dose of artistic encouragement. But she also grew up around plenty of equations and formulas. The ...