You may know someone who can’t tell the difference between specific colors — and there is a scientific reason it could be happening. The condition is known as color blindness. To share a better ...

Women can be colorblind, but it’s much less common than in men. Red-green color blindness, the most common type, is inherited through the X chromosome. Since males have only one X, they need just one ...

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, is more common in males. This is due to how parents pass down a chromosome associated with the male sex. Red-green color vision deficiency is the most ...