SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Mirror, mirror on the wall--look inside the one at the Exploratorium, and you'll see some pretty astounding optical tricks. Designed to be part of a flight simulator, a small ...

Funhouse mirrors help us learn about light and reflection. Mirrors are used for more than checking your face in the morning. Scientists have lots of uses for mirrors. Find out more about the different ...

As 2020 comes to a close, I am grateful for the readers of Psychology Today. This year my blog, “The Clarity,” reached over a million readers. One of my favorite topics is the science of mirrors and ...

A modified version of the classic mirror test suggested that roosters recognize their reflections. By Darren Incorvaia The idea of a chicken running around with its head cut off, inspired by a ...

Time reflections, or spatial reflections, occur when "electromagnetic radiation in the form of light or sound waves hit a mirror or wall, respectively," resulting in a reflection, like a mirror image ...

While its perfect mirrorness failed to stand up to strict scientific scrutiny, Salar de Uyuni is still a marvel. After a good rain, its a dazzling reflection of Earth's capacity to inspire and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Mice may be one of only a small group of mammals that can recognize ...

Charles Darwin wondered if animals were aware of themselves. Allowed to visit a rare orangutan in the London Zoo, he brought a mirror and observed the ape apparently make faces at its own reflection.

Alex Jordan had just surfaced from a dive off the coast of Corsica when he called me back last summer. “We’ve put mirrors in the wild,” he said. “It’s always a bit of a nightmare.” With the help of ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have theorized that a special kind of reflection known as time reflections have existed in the realm of quantum mechanics. However, proving the existence of this ...

A: This classic question has a surprisingly interesting answer. The fact is mirrors don’t actually flip left and right, much less up and down. Instead, they flip the image of the world you see front ...

Scientists have observed something called "time reflections" in electromagnetic waves, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Physics. It's an exciting discovery that has been theorized ...