Researchers have uncovered traces of arare blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old stone artifact from Germany. This groundbreaking discovery suggests that early humans had access to a much wider palette ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Scientists used laser analysis to identify the mysterious blue color in a Jackson Pollock painting: It is ...

Ancient Egyptians used pigments to create dyes and paints, but the origin of one blue pigment was lost to time. This dye was regularly found on artefacts from ancient Egypt, and still used by the ...

What if you step upon a stone that catches your attention with its rich, deep blue hue, yet its value matches that of gold.

Denise Lambert has spent decades rediscovering woad — and coping with blue hands. By Felicia Craddock Reporting from Roumens, France On an overcast day late last year, Denise Lambert retrieved a ...

The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers. The background color is inspired by International Klein Blue, a hue that the artist Yves Klein first mixed in the 1950s, using it to ...