A series of photos of a dog looking convincingly into a crystal ball has gotten the meme treatment on Reddit.

It's based on staring into reflective surfaces like mirrors and pools of liquid to uncover future insights. The sparkling ...

(See pictures of spiritual healing around the world.) But other observers, peering into their own crystal balls, see new worries.

Astronomer Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mateos took a photo of the Milky Way through a crystal ball. The image shows our galaxy projected through the orb of glass like a celestial marble. Muñoz-Mateos, who ...