This picture is brought to you by Being at the Right Place at the Right Time With the Right Equipment. The photo was taken by Joan Wallner in July 2010. She was driving home from Yellowstone National ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tomorrow being Saint Patrick's Day, I thought it would be interesting to dwell on one of the ...

Rainbows are optical phenomena resulting from the interaction of sunlight, water droplets, and the human visual system, not physical objects. Scientific understanding of rainbows developed over ...

Greater Manchester was treated to a stunning double rainbow on Tuesday evening. People across the region spotted the natural display shortly after 5pm on Tuesday night. However you may be wondering ...

If you have the right vantage point, a rainbow might look circular. Here's the science behind why some rainbows look like arches and others don't. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

I was out strolling recently on a cloudy day, and—as I always do—I took a quick look around the sky to see if anything interesting was to be seen. I do so love that habit. This particular time, I was ...

This week, thanks to a question from Temple, New Hampshire resident Lorraine von Sneidern, the Curiosity Desk not only went chasing answers, we also went chasing rainbows. "Why are the rainbows that I ...