All over the world, there are naturally occurring optical illusions that captivate spectators. Cloud formations can sometimes make it seem like there's an ocean or a UFO in the sky. Whether it is salt ...

A photographer has captured an optical phenomenon that looks like an "interdimensional portal." Photographer Gaby Chavez captured the footage at ski resort Cerro Catedral in Patagonia, in southern ...

The sky can produce some incredible sights, and one of those features is an optical phenomenon known as a sun dog or parhelion. Watch the video above as Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs breaks down this ...

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. When ...

A new study published in Physical Review Research by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) investigates the behavior of ...

A new study explores the behavior of photons, the elementary particles of light, as they encounter boundaries where material properties change rapidly over time. This research uncovers remarkable ...

New insights into the depths of Peru's Lake Titicaca have been gleaned thanks to a satellite image showing an optical phenomenon known as "sunglint." Sunglint occurs when water surfaces reflect ...

Optical illusions occur naturally in different habitats and conditions across the world. Cloud formations can sometimes make it seem like there's an ocean or a UFO in the sky. Whether it is salt flats ...