Most prehistoric Europeans had dark skin, hair and eyes well into the Iron Age, about 3,000 years ago, new research finds. Scientists found that the genes that cause lighter skin, hair and eyes ...

Experts reveal the best hair colors for blue eyes. Options include platinum blond, espresso brown, raven black, and more.

Blue eyes can be caused by Waardenburg syndrome, a genetic deficiency that changes hair, skin, or eye pigmentation and can be passed down through family genetics, resulting in hearing loss in one ear.

Most people would think Africans are mostly dark skinned, with brown eyes and black hair. But deep in the South Pacific, on the Solomon Islands, lives an African-descended tribe that defies this norm.

(There are outliers, however. A 2024 genetic analysis showed a 1-year-old boy who lived in Europe about 17,000 years ago had dark skin, dark hair and blue eyes.) ...