Whether it's Saint Patrick's Day or National Find A Rainbow Day (April 3), everyone loves finding a rainbow - and maybe a pot of gold at the end. I can't tell you how to find a pot of gold, but I can ...

The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle. Chen Hui/VCG via Getty Images The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow.

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 ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s the start of the colorful season. Colorful flowers probably come to mind and, yes, those are amazing too. However, rainbows and how they are formed cannot be forgotten.

WKBW-TV (BUFFALO, NY) — We’ve all seen them before on the horizon when the sun is out and there’s precipitation or water droplets in the atmosphere. I’m talking about rainbows of course, and they are ...

Answer: The principal indication given by a double bow is that the raindrops that are refracting and reflecting sunlight are of medium to large size, rather than being very small or tiny droplets.

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Ever wondered why we see rainbows after showers move through? Here’s the science behind the striking scenery.

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 ...