146 - Why is the Color Blue So Rare?

On today’s episode: Want to smell a mummy being embalmed!? Well now you can! How, exactly, do you launch a rocket? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain | New ScientistMuseums incorporate “scent of the af ...  Show more

On today’s episode: There’s news on the long term effects of the keto diet, and it’s not great. We go on an archaeological journey to learn about some old wooden tools. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCES https://news.med.virginia.edu/research/scientists-reve ...  Show more

Once in a blue moon the Outside/In team opens up the mailbag and answers your questions about the natural world. This time, they all share a preoccupation with a particular hue: blue. Come along as we learn about the differences between European and Aztec conceptions of the color ...  Show more

The term 'blue moon' was figurative a long time before astronomers assigned various definitions. Learn why blue moons aren't blue and what they can mean in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/is-blue-moon-really-blue.htm Learn more ...  Show more

Rediffusion Certaines couleurs sont moins représentées que d'autres à la surface de la Terre. C'est notamment le cas du bleu. En effet, cette teinte est très rare. Ainsi, sur les 300.000 espèces recensées de plantes à fleurs, seulement 10 % se parent de cette couleur bleue.Si l'o ...  Show more

The famous blue people of Kentucky are no longer blue. But why were they like that in the first place? 

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