Why Do Your Veins Look Blue?

Here's a hint: It depends on how your skin absorbs light.

Science Why Do Your Veins Look Blue? You may be relieved to find out that they aren't really blue, so why do they look that way? Here's a hint: It depends on how your skin absorbs light and the way your mind processes color. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE Is Your Blood Really Blue Inside of You? The Strange Animals With Yellow or Blue Blood Why Do Dead Bodies Go Stiff? You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.