Adventures
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s Dark Sky Oasis
California’s largest state park near San Diego earned International Dark Sky Park status in 2018, offering millions of urban residents easy access to pristine stargazing
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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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
Reactions
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
Alien-Like Deep Sea Predator Discovered in Atacama Trench 26,000 Feet Below Pacific Surface
Marine biologists discovered Dulcibella camanchaca, a new species of predatory crustacean living 26,000 feet deep in Chile’s Atacama Trench. This ghostly white amphipod represents the
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,
Nocturnal
Deep-Sea Shrimp Put on Amazing Light Shows in Ocean’s Darkest Depths
A groundbreaking new study has revealed that 157 different species of deep-sea shrimp can create their own light through bioluminescence. These remarkable creatures have developed
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
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