FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Remember learning your colors for the first time in kindergarten? One of the first things you learn is that the sky is blue. Everyone knows that, right? But, did they ever ...

Anyone who has ever put an eye to the sky can tell you that it’s blue. It’s a basic fact of life. But what isn’t as obvious is the reason why. With water making up over 70% of the Earth’s surface, a ...

The sky is blue — physicists tell us — because blue light in the sun's rays bends more than red light. But this extra bending, or scattering, applies just as much to violet light, so it is reasonable ...

Kids often ask why the sky is blue. While physics textbooks correctly explain that short wavelengths of sunlight, such as the ones that we see as blue, more readily ricochet off atmospheric gas ...

This question was submitted by Ms. Greear's fifth-grade class at Benton Elementary School. A: Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum given off by the sun and includes wavelengths of ...

Researchers in Japan have for the first time produced a photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PC-SEL) that emits in the blue-violet wavelength range. They claim that their innovative fabrication ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — We have all seen the beautiful colors that mother nature provides during sunrise and sunset, and have heard the saying, ‘red skies at night sailor’s delight. Red skies in the ...

During the summer when wildfire smoke takes over the skies, you’ll often notice the dreary haze during the day. But at night, the sun seems to display extra vibrant colors, making for breathtaking ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, a team of researchers analyzed the effect of ultraviolet (UV) and violet light of different wavelengths on the virulence ...