Sunlight beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March 5, 2025. This is an example of sunglint, an optical phenomenon ...

"Sunlight" beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles ...

Researchers have experimentally realized an optical effect predicted over 75 years ago: the Tellegen effect, where electric ...

Recent decades have witnessed rapid advancements in high-intensity laser technology. The combination of laser irradiation and novel materials is ...

Fata Morgana is an optical illusion caused by a temperature inversion. One viewer caught this rare phenomenon along the North Carolina coast. Fata Morgana is an optical illusion caused by a ...

Abstract: This work explores an approach to excite high-Q fluoride crystalline whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators using a fiber-nested configuration. By incorporating the WGM microresonator ...

The Arctic blast that plunged much of Florida into a deep freeze also produced mesmerising cloud streets, as seen by satellite. Cloud streets are elongated rows of cumulus clouds aligned parallel to ...

Man-oh-man, it’s cold outside! That is not meant as a pejorative; rather, a statement of fact. Cold means skiing and skating — I am a skier and a skater — and the conditions for both have been nothing ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The very cold air, like we experienced Friday morning, can produce some interesting optical illusions. When temperatures get close to 0°, any moisture in the atmosphere can turn into ...

A rare optical phenomenon was spotted above Arkansas Sunday morning, January 25, before sunrise. Michelle Ingram in Pottsville, Arkansas, in Pope County, spotted what appears to be a Northern Lights ...

Nature is brimming with color in almost every season. While the majority of colors are matte, some are shiny. Evolutionary biologist Casper van der Kooi wondered why shiny colors are so rare. He ...