Light is part of various disciplines, shaping the world as we know it. In physics, it serves as a measure of speed and makes vision, and the recording of images by the eye and camera lens possible.

Simulations reveal a 70-minute shaft of light on 21 December that sweeps from the Sphinx-flanked doorway to bathe the burial cist, while the Caryatid beam projects a companion shadow across that same ...

Architecture is often defined by its physical form, materials, and structural elements, but light and shadow truly shape the experience of space. These elements influence perception, guide movement, ...

Nestled in Telangana, the 11th-century Chaya Someswara Temple is a marvel of optical illusion. A mysterious shadow, resembling a pillar, falls on the Shiva Linga all day, yet no actual pillar exists.

This activity is part of the Science Friday Sun Camp collection! For 4.5 billion years, the Sun has generated energy to power the solar system. Visible light is the most obvious form of that energy.

For the experiment, a high-power green laser was directed through ruby cube and illuminated with a blue laser from the side. The green laser increases the optical absorption of the blue illuminating ...

Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark. By Leigh Ann Henion Leigh Ann Henion is the author of “Phenomenal: A Hesitant ...