Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have just discovered a cyan blue color that can be used as a natural alternative to synthetic blue food dye. (Photo: ...

SOME POSITIVE PRESS. Usually, when methylene blue makes the news, it’s because the industrial dye has polluted some waterways or hurt some living organisms. But now, researchers from the University at ...

New research has shown the dye methylene blue kills malaria parasites at an unparalleled rate and is safe for human use. In the recent study, which was conducted in Mali by scientists at Radboud ...

Ever wonder what makes your M&Ms blue? The answer is FDA-approved artificial food colorings, Blue No. 1 and Blue No. 2. But what exactly are they? Blue No. 2 is a synthetic version of the dye ...