Dracula orchids, also called monkey orchids, look like a face hidden in nature.

Researchers have built a small but powerful detector to find gravitational waves in a hidden frequency range. The discovery ...

Previous models explored the illusion, but this is the first time it has been actually recreated in a lab setting.

Earth's passage through the plane of Saturn's rings, occurring roughly every 15 years, causes the rings to appear nearly edge-on. The next such event in March 2025 will be poorly observable due to ...

These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication ...

Optics is a branch of physics that involves the properties of light and its interaction with matter. Reflection, refraction and diffraction are different ways light can behave based on the conditions ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality.

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 ...

A video of a unique optical phenomenon known as a "glory" spotted from a plane has gone viral on TikTok. Heather Reedy, a 37-year-old registered nurse based in Virginia, spotted the mesmerizing sight ...

Across 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 ...