151; -- Stunning video captured a rainbow in the clouds over Ribeirao Claro, Brazil, in a meteorological phenomenon known as cloud iridescence. Iridescence like this happens when the clouds are ...

At first glance, Candy could be mistaken for polished brass. But iridescence is mutable — shifting with the light, the angle, the room. This interior design trend is a living surface ...

But what exactly is that? "Cloud iridescence forms when the water droplets or ice crystals in the cloud diffract the light around the outside of the droplet, as opposed to bending the light ...

This optical phenomenon is known as cloud iridescence. To form this feature, we first need a thin layer of high to mid-level clouds, such as cirrocumulus clouds like we see in the photo above.

A stunning cloud iridescence created a bright silhouette above the mountains in the Philippines. Footage shows the optical illusion shimmering in the sky in Davao del Sur. Pastel blue, reddish ...

It was a rare instance of cloud iridescence, which is usually at its most visually appealing when occurring in tandem with strong thunderstorms. The storm in question Tuesday night formed over the ...

What our viewers captured is what is known as cloud iridescence. Scientists with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explained how the iridescence happens in a blog post.

They look like metal, or a jewel. Y: That shininess is called iridescence, Don. It’s caused when tiny structures in the carapace interfere with certain wavelengths of light, so that different ...

This comes from the way that light bounces off different arrangements of cell structures. Iridescence–that rainbow shimmer coming off of a soap bubble–is an example of structural color.

These small fish, popular for home aquariums because of their near-complete transparency, get their iridescence from fibres in their muscles, unlike many other species that shimmer. Aside from ...