Brown and hazel eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. The more melanin in the eye, the darker your eye color will appear. But blue eyes don't have any blue pigment ...

From iconic historical figures to Hollywood stars - blue eyes have always been 'in'. Yet, few will have guessed they originated in this small corner of Europe.

Blue eyes have been around for at least 7,000 years but we still don't know exactly why they evolved. Brad Pitt has them, Paul Newman had them — but when it comes to the human population as a ...