Health and Medicine
Biophoton Cells Talk Using Secret Light Signals
Imagine if your cells were constantly having conversations using light so dim it’s invisible to the naked eye, but contains crucial information about your health,
Science After Dark
When the Sun Sets, Discovery Begins
From bioluminescent seas to nocturnal wildlife, from stargazing expeditions to the latest breakthroughs in sleep science, we explore the mysteries that unfold when most of the world sleeps.
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Nocturnal
Top 11 Ways AI Decodes How Cells Tell Day from Night in Plants and Animals
In the darkness of night, when most humans are asleep, an entire hidden world of biological activity comes alive. Plants adjust their metabolism, animals hunt
Technology
Self-Powered Wildlife Trackers Transform Animal Research in Denmark
Danish scientists developed revolutionary wildlife tracking collars that power themselves using animal movement, potentially lasting an entire animal’s lifetime. The technology could solve wildlife research’s
Underwater
Alien-Like “E.T. Sponge” Discovered in Mariana Trench Deep Pacific Ocean Waters
Marine biologists discovered and named Advhena magnifica, a bizarre glass sponge found 6,560 feet underwater near the Mariana Trench. The creature’s alien-like appearance, featuring two
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Invisible Quasiparticle Bubbles Are Redefining Reality
At the nanoscale level there is a world so small you’d need to shrink a human hair a million times to reach it. Scientists have
Underwater
Scientists Find Alien Sea Slug That Detaches Glowing Body Parts to Escape Predators
In the perpetual darkness of the deep ocean, where sunlight never penetrates and pressure would crush surface dwellers in seconds, marine biologists have discovered one
Underground
Ancient Sea Monsters Rise From World’s Biggest Cave in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Deep inside the world’s longest cave system, scientists have made an amazing discovery. They found fossils of ancient sharks that lived 325 million years ago
Adventures
Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve Creates Southern Hemisphere’s Premier Stargazing Destination
New Zealand’s Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve protects 4,367 square kilometers of pristine night sky around Mount John Observatory, offering Bortle Class 1-2 viewing
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