No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

The red mirage phenomenon is an expectation that Republican voters are more likely to cast their ballots in person, whereas Democrats are more likely to vote by mail. That dynamic can result in ...

The Earth Science Group’s members began studying Shiranui out of curiosity about why the phenomenon hadn’t ... There was no doubt it was a mirage, but of a variety called “inferior mirage ...