When the right conditions come into place, the atmosphere can provide us with stunning visual effects. In order to understand the cause of what we’re seeing, let’s establish the difference between ...

In the days of old, back when television was solely recorded on a thing called “film,” the cinematographer was known as a kind of fortune-teller/ magician who could mysteriously read the light in the ...

In recognition of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community, assistant professor Xiyue Zhang answered some questions about how rainbows form. Zhang studies clouds in polar regions. Two ...

The answer: This question was posed by a viewer who, at the time, was reading a book to a group of 7th graders. One of the characters referred to a “hailbow” and the viewer wanted to know if they are ...

Using data collected by the VIIRS sensor aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, NOAA has created a map of the world's vegetation. James Martin is the Managing Editor of Photography at CNET. His photos ...

A scene straight out of a horror movie greeted researchers when they shined lights on a dark Georgia swamp and saw hundreds of red eyes staring back, photos show. Researchers have uncovered the ...

In Victorian England superstitions were developed out of the curious nature of reflected images. Dangerous powers were sometimes attributed to mirrors, and these fears and suspicions were “mirrored” ...

Twenty-one years young, NewFest returns with another round of more of the same—which is to say, a lineup rife with Queer as Folk–grade drivel (Mr. Right), breezy but superfluous star vehicles (An ...