New research shows that all blue-eyed people share a common ancestor. This person lived more than 6,000 years ago and carried a genetic mutation that has now spread across the world. The exact ...

Sure, blue eyes are pretty. But if you have them yourself, should you avoid dating or marrying someone else with the same pretty hue? Well, you are all related…but also, blue eyes don’t really ...

Researchers have found that the color of our eyes may hold significant insight into our behaviors, mental health, and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. You've probably wondered, why do we have the color eyes we do? It comes down to our genes. And scientists are really starting to get to the bottom of it.

We talked to three experts—doctors and researchers with a deep understanding of eyes and human health—to find out all about blue eyes, including whether everyone with blue eyes is related and ...

Blue-eyed folks may be rarer, but their eye color has a fascinating history. All blue-eyed people can trace their ancestry back to a single genetic mutation that occurred thousands of years ago in ...