Birds are perhaps the most colorful group of animals, bringing a splash of color to the natural world around us every day.

He said that there are approximately 10,000 craft breweries in the U.S. and less than 1%—86—are Black owned. Of the 86, 12 are Black women-owned, and that includes Liquid Intrusion Brewing Company, co ...

Many species of songbirds have evolved to have strikingly colorful plumage, aiding them in catching the eye of mates, ...

Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching ...

Scientists have long known that psychedelics like LSD can help the brain grow new connections. These drugs promote something called neuroplasticity, which helps the brain heal from mental illness.

LOS ANGELES -- The use of chemical restraint was more common among Black patients versus white and Hispanic patients in psychiatric emergency settings, a single-center study suggested.

Historically, the white smoke was created by burning the ballots together with dry straw. The black smoke was made from the ballots, wet straw, and with the addition of pitch to darken the color.

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

All eyes are on the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where either black smoke or white smoke will emerge to signal whether a new pope has been selected. According to historians, smoke in some form has ...

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.