While we do not yet have scientific evidence that reindeer can fly, reindeer do glow– not their noses but rather their eyes. Many animals, especially ones out and about at night, have eyes that glow ...

Swell sharks glow in the dark, but these animals have another impressive trick that's how they got their name.

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 ...

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 ...

I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...

Rudolph’s red nose isn’t the only unconventional glowing object these days. Scientists have figured out at least two ways to make plants glow in the dark, delivering a first step – albeit a somewhat ...

A garden full of glowing plants sounds like the perfect backdrop for a fairy tale. But thanks to science, this scene is becoming a reality. Researchers have found a way to make succulent plants double ...

For Karen Sarkisyan, there are few things more awe-inspiring than a dark room full of glowing petunias. He wants more people to experience that magic and envisions a future lush with bioluminescent ...