Excerpted from The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature by Tyler Thrasher and Terry Mudge. September 24, 2024, Sasquatch Books. Published with permission.

While dreaming in black and white is not uncommon, many people dream in color much of the time. A 2017 study showed that participants reported color in nearly 50 percent of their dreams, with ...

Do you dream in color or black and white? Here’s what the science says. The tendency to dream in gray scale or color may be influenced in part by age and when people grew up.

As explained by Popular Science, thick black smoke often indicates synthetic materials are burning, and that the fire is consuming oxygen rapidly. Also read Diagnosing Depression in 10 Seconds?

Black smoke indicates that votes have been cast, but no candidate has received the two-thirds majority required to be elected pope. White smoke means that a new pope has been selected.

It wasn't clear whether grey smoke was closer to black or white, ... Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org for daily insights.

They have a velvety white coat, with black spots around the eyes and body — similar to pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). This unusual coloring is generally only seen in females, according to ...

What else you should know. The most commonly reported colors observed in dreams are black, white and red, which has been associated with love, blood, flesh and fire, said Kelly Bulkeley, a dream ...