Moreover, bats can live a really long time, with the oldest-known bat living to the ripe old age of 41. But if there’s one ...

Malaysia’s viral, futuristic glow-in-the-dark road pilot has been shelved after the $185-per-meter paint proved too costly ...

If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the past few weeks, you’ve probably stumbled upon the glow-in-the-dark petunia that scientists genetically engineered to emit a continuous green glow. The ...

The sci-fi dream that gardens and parks would one day glow like Pandora, the alien moon in Avatar, is decades old. Early attempts to splice genes into plants to make them glow date back to the 1980s, ...

Glow-in-the-dark stars feel like a staple of childhood. You may have stuck them to your bedroom ceiling in fifth grade and then discovered them, on a visit home decades later, still lighting up ...

Throughout 2024, social media users shared an image that they claimed shows a solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark bicycle path in Poland that charges during the day and glows at night. People said it was ...

Imagine wooden wall panels that emit a soft glow at night or park benches that light up pathways with a gentle luminescence. This vision is becoming a reality thanks to researchers in Switzerland, who ...

Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers and unusually shaped ornaments, which set the standard for haute couture ...

Imagine a glow-in-the-dark designer desk, or wooden fence posts that guide you home with their eerie light. Scientists in Switzerland have developed a way to make glowing wood, with the help of a ...

Succulents glow in shades of red, green, blue, and more after being infused with afterglow phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light. CREDIT: Liu et al., Matter 2025 Get the Popular ...

A surprisingly simple trick is helping scientists make succulent leaves shine brighter than ever, giving these favorite houseplants a new glow. Reading time 2 minutes Glowing plants are pleasant to ...

Do you glow in the dark? So many Tri-Cities residents laugh about that, especially those who have lived in the Columbia Basin for most or all of their lifetime. Why do others laugh? For those in the ...