A new study suggests that mosquitoes are attracted to some colors more than others -- though it should come as no surprise why. Getty Images To avoid yellow fever, try not wearing yellow. Some colors ...

How can we measure visible light? The electromagnetic spectrum includes all forms of light energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. (1) Different types of electromagnetic radiation such as radio ...

On July 12, the first full-color images from the Webb Space Telescope showed countless nebulae, galaxies, and a gassy exoplanet as they had never been seen before. But Webb only collects infrared and ...

Siccar Point, photographed by the Curiosity rover, is near Mars' Gale Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars ...

Conventional CCDs and CMOS sensors capture only one color—red, green, or blue—per pixel (see “Digital photography clicks,” EDN, Dec 18, 1997, pg 50). The green-dominated Bayer pattern derives from the ...

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet. The English name for the planet comes from the ...

Tired of having to reach for your night-vision goggles when you want to track someone’s heat signature after dark? Well, biotech may someday come to the rescue for all of you aspiring spies. Because ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Is Mars really as red as people say it is? – ...