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Tag Archives: colour

Do we all see colour the same?

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This brilliant video looks at whether we each see colours the same, or differently from one another.

Written on February 19, 2013 at 3:36 pm, by Lloyd England

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Categories: Biology

Tags: color, colour, video

Why is the sea blue?

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We take a look at what makes the sea the colour blue

Written on November 22, 2012 at 1:30 pm, by Michael de Podesta

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Categories: Physics

Tags: blue, colour, sea

Why is it dark at night?

nightsky

This brilliant video takes a look at why the sky at night appears dark

Written on November 15, 2012 at 9:05 am, by Guest Scientist

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Categories: Physics

Tags: colour, night, sky, stars

Why is the sky blue?

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We take a look at what makes the sky blue, and explore what makes a sunset turn orange or red

Written on September 30, 2012 at 10:21 pm, by Paul Otway

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Categories: Physics

Tags: colour, sky

Is Mars really red?

mars

Mars is often known as the ‘Red Planet,’ but is it really red?

Written on September 14, 2012 at 10:22 am, by Guest Scientist

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Categories: Space

Tags: colour, mars, red

Does ‘colour’ exist?

eye

Is there such thing as colour as colour is only light? We take a look at this potentially philosophical question and try to find an answer.

Written on September 7, 2012 at 12:16 pm, by Andrew Hanson

4 Comments

Categories: Physics

Tags: colour, light

Is black a colour?

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Scientifically, ‘colourfulness’ scales how colourful something is…

Written on April 26, 2012 at 10:33 am, by Andrew Hanson

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Categories: Physics

Tags: colour, light, materials

Why is ice clear and snow white?

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Ask a Scientist’s Peter Storereau investigates why ice is clear and snow is white, and explains the reasons

Written on September 2, 2010 at 9:54 am, by Peter Stotereau

2 Comments

Categories: Chemistry

Tags: colour, ice, light, snow

Why are plants green?

leaf

I guess there are two parts to the answer- why is green a good colour for plants to be, and how do they go about it.

Written on July 2, 2010 at 6:14 am, by Richard Gilham

2 Comments

Categories: Biology

Tags: Biology, colour, light, photosynthesis, plants

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