Several posts on X, formerly Twitter, and on TikTok claim that blue-colored property and other objects, which appeared to be less damaged than others in the Maui wildfire, are evidence of some sort of ...

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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 ...

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You probably like blue, and you’re not alone. Across the globe, a majority of people tend to select blue as their favorite color, polls and studies show (apologies to dark yellowish-brown, a ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get their name from their orbits. These dwarf planets orbit the sun at a ...

WASHINGTON —On a hot summer day, white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting—not absorbing—sunlight. Other colors like blue or black, will undergo a heating effect as they absorb ...