"The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many ...

Manganese black: Art in the Ice Age -- Red ocher: The sacred and dangerous in Australia -- Egyptian blue: King Tut's infrared transmitter -- Greek white: The myth of the white city -- Yellow ocher: ...

There’s just something about red. Bold, fiery, commanding — red knows how to catch your attention. Accordingly, you might not be surprised to learn all the powerful concepts the color can represent.

Whether it’s the black of Black Friday, the white of the driven snow, or even the holiday blues, colors are deeply embedded in the rituals of life. But how have color terms come to be used for so much ...