How a Mirage is FormedArticle that appeared in magazine (ISSN: 0036-2700).Chris Roman
A mirage is an optical illusion caused when light waves moving from the sky toward the ground are bent by the heated air. In the 1860s, Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell put the cherry on top of the light-wave model when he formulated the theory of electromagnetism. Maxwell described ...
Betty Ford reflects at the rehab center she founded in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Photo Getty Images Throughout the 20th century, thanks to the success and popularity of programs like AA, it became clear that treatment programs were a viable solution to the nation's substance-abuse problems. As ...
Miragec/Getty Images The scientific community has developed a strong understanding of the link between the brain and the gut, so we know why stressful situations, like making a big decision, can have gastrointestinal effects. What's far less clear, however, is where our instincts come from to...
The bond between human and glacier is so strong that one local folk tale tells the story of how mother ice and father ice came together to beget baby ice, who provides for the people.In recent years, the snowline has been shifting due to climate change. “We can see that glaciers are...
noting that light waves still obey the laws of reflection and refraction. Incidentally, the bending of a light wave accounts for some of the visual phenomena we often encounter, such asmirages. Amirageis an optical illusion caused when light waves moving from the sky toward the ground are bent...
If we look at Indian side resources are limited here as well. But India being very small when compared to China in terms of land area, all the resources can be used for a single purpose. On the Indian side, there are Su 30 MKI, mirage 2000H and Mirage 2000 TH, Jaguar Daren II an...
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All were "badge-engineered" front-drivers, and all but one were built in Japan -- namely the subcompact Summit sedans sold from 1989 (cloned from the Mitsubishi Mirage) and the short-lived early-'90s "mini-minivan" Summit wagon (based on Mitsu's Expo LRV). Eagle Talon and Eagle ...
The notion of a string of idyllic desert islands off the coast of northern Spain is an unlikely one. However, viewed from a hilltop in Vigo in the remote region of Galicia, this string of marine pearls is no mirage. The Islas Cies have been cited among the world’s 10 best beaches, ...