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 ...

Colorado is no stranger to afternoon thunderstorms during the summer, and this often will create bright displays of color. Meteorologist Lauren Brand breaks down why we are able to see rainbows.

Rainbows are a common sight to see across the globe and are formed when the suns rays come in contact with water droplets. While there can be a rainbow-like appearance for several other optical ...

MACON, Ga. — A rainbow forms when sunlight enters a raindrop. When this happens, sunlight bounces around the raindrop and changes speed and direction. That's called refraction. These changes also ...

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 ...

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