THE blue color of the sky on a clear day is familiar to all. And yet how many have considered the source of this delicate mantle of azure which Nature spreads over the dome of the heavens? The ...

The lexicographer Kory Stamper’s “True Color” is a sneakily insightful philosophical treatise on what it means to define ...

Blue is the color of the ocean and the sky, and considering blue's color symbolism, it makes sense why this color is associated with calmness. In fact, one survey found that blue is a favorite color ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. For the past few weeks, we’ve been tackling queries on the theme of “blue.” What ...

Thanks to the rise of dopamine dressing, candy-colored clothes—from bold pinks to lush greens—are everywhere these days. But after being spotted on some of the most stylish celebrities, one color in ...

Researchers have found a distinct absence of mentions of blue in ancient texts, but does that mean the color didn't exist? It’s hard to imagine a world without the color blue. What would come of the ...

This segment originally aired in December 2023. It aired again in March 2025. Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world.

You can expect to see a lot of blue next year. Pantone announced Wednesday night that its 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue, a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk. “It’s a color that anticipates ...