Part of human nature, it seems, is a Narcissus-like desire to gaze at shimmering surfaces that return our reflection and ...

Scientists have been unable to confirm the existence of time reflection due to the amount of energy required to create a temporal interface. Using an engineered metamaterial scientists in New York ...

In the new study, researchers conducted the mirror test on fully wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in Tsaobis Nature Park ... they gestured at their own reflections for a brief period, or ...

We've all checked our reflection before going out, and it seems natural that to see our whole body (and snazzy outfit) we simply have to step back from the mirror. The important thing to know ...

the art of making mirrors has little to do with reflection. By Stephen Wallis This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for handmade objects. Part of human nature, it ...

Actors believe that it is bad luck to see their reflection while looking ... Some ancient cultures believe that mirrors reflected the ‘shadow soul,’ the true nature of the person being reflected.

This turned out to be far too small an effect to see, but it gave us the motivation to study the exact nature of optical reflection. The general motivation for investigating the effect at shorter ...