New Hampshire Public Radio

Outside/Inbox: What is the etymology of the color blue? Is it the same across cultures?

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 ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Outside/Inbox: 'I’ve heard the color blue is rare in nature. Is that true?'

This segment originally aired in December 2023. It aired again in March 2025. Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world.
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Beautiful Blue Morpho

The color blue is all around us, but not all blues are made the same. Atomic elements (including those in pigments) and structural colors give plants, animals and minerals their intense shades of blue ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

Learn how this rare hue shows up in the natural world with some of the Smithsonian’s bluest specimens Ellyn Lapointe This time of year, the color blue is everywhere from holiday lights and decorations ...
Food

Oterra, Ecoflora ‘complete the full spectrum of natural colors’ with FDA approval of Jagua Blue

FDA has approved the use of Oterra's and Ecoflora's natural blue color created from the fruit of Colombian jagua trees for use in foods and beverages, Nicolás Cock Duque, executive chair for Ecoflora, ...
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3I/ATLAS turns striking Blue near the Sun on October 29: Scientists detect Interstellar object’s sudden brightening color shift

3I/ATLASAstronomers have reported that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed object to enter our solar system from beyond, has undergone an unexpected transformation. As it approached ...