Turns out our sensitivity to seeing in color is not only due to cone cells in the retina, but also through the thyroid gland by controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones.

According to a laboratory study published on Tuesday, sharks may be unable to distinguish between colors, which could benefit swimmers, fishermen and sharks themselves.

Contrary to the recently established theory that marsupials have excellent color vision, research has shown that the wallaby is a rare exception.

A brain area known to play a critical role in vision is divided into compartments that respond separately to different colors and orientations.

The colorful Australian film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ has been used in a breakthrough scientific experiment to locate the color processing centre in the human brain.