"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?" sings Kermit the Frog in a song (about rainbows) called "Rainbow Connection" from 1979's "The Muppet Movie." And it's not just songs that feature rainbows ...

Ever wonder why the sky is blue, vs. say red, orange or purple? An effect called Rayleigh Scattering is part of the reason we ...

It might seem like a simple question. But the science behind a blue sky isn't that easy. For starters, it involves something ...

Ever wonder why the sky is blue, vs. say red, orange or purple? An effect called Rayleigh Scattering is part of the reason we see only blue, despite it all starting with a rainbow of colors.

Michael Murdoch is a member and former board member of the Inter-Society Color Council, part of the Color Literacy Project.

Before its ruling concerning same-sex marriages, the Fukuoka District Court ordered visitors to remove or cover up anything showing rainbow colors, the symbol for the LGBT rights movement. The ...

Hawaii is being recognized for its frequent and stunning rainbows, earning the title of the 'Rainbow Capital of the World.' Rainbows appear due to the ...

Hawaii's regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet's best conditions for ...

The sky isn't just blue by chance. It takes all the colors of the rainbow for us to see it that way. It happens because of something called the Rayleigh effect, or Rayleigh scattering, named after ...

Rainbows form when raindrops refract sunlight into a spectrum of colors. The brighter the sun, the clearer the rainbow. Look for them when it is both sunny and raining at the same time.

part of the Color Literacy Project. People love the rainbow of ROYGBIV colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Human eyes perceive visible light as this array of colors.

Black History Month uses four colors— black, red, green and yellow —to symbolize unity and pride. Each of the four colors has ...