The human eye can see millions of colors — but no eyes have ever before beheld “olo.” Only five people on the planet have witnessed this brand new color, thanks to the efforts of a team of researchers ...

"We knew of all these people whether they had brown, blue or any other color eyes. Computers searched their DNA for areas that have something to do with eye color. In this way, we found 61 genes ...

Researchers have revealed that chimpanzees and bonobos share the contrasting color pattern seen in human eyes, which makes it easy for them to detect the direction of someone's gaze from a distance.

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of Colorscope, an award-winning series exploring our perception of color and its use across cultures, one shade at a time. See more here. When you’re next staring ...

The new color, "olo," is a hyper-saturated version of blue-green Scientists conducting targeted retinal stimulation claim to have discovered a new color. In a study published in Science Advances on ...