Brown and hazel eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. The more melanin in the eye, the darker your eye color will appear. But blue eyes don't have any blue pigment ...

But they tend to fall into three main categories: brown, blue, and green. ‌ Brown eyes. Scientists have found that at one time, everyone had brown eyes. Today, they’re still the most common color.

Blue-green eye. Credit : Getty. Scientists conducting targeted retinal stimulation claim to have discovered a new color. In a study published in Science Advances on Friday, April 18, a group of ...

The clip, posted by user @snappybits2, explores how brown, blue and green eyes are shaped not only by biology but by history and light itself. According to the video, ...

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