Pink—which may go back over a billion years—was once the color of fierce ancient hunters, powerful French women, and yes, boys. Pink has long beguiled humans—used to dye clothing and tint cheeks even ...

In a new study, biology and psychology researchers show how existing color vocabularies constrain future options for efficient color vocabularies. Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing ...

Claire Bowern receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Australian Research Council. She is Vice-President of the Endangered Language Fund. It is striking that English color words ...

It's National Pink Day. So, lovers of the pale shade of red have a reason to enjoy all things pink on this day. Observed annually on June 23, National Pink Day is simply a celebration of the color ...