What Makes Birds, Beetles, and Bubbles Shine So Beautifully?
What Makes Birds, Beetles, and Bubbles Shine So Beautifully? Be Smart
Why is a soap bubble rainbow? What makes an oil slick beautiful? Iridescent colors, which transform depending on the angle you look at them, are all over nature. How does physics make these shifting rainbows? We’re going to find out with the help of the National Museum of Natural History's most spectacular specimens – from bird feathers and beetle wings to fossils and gemstones.
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Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.
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