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
Adventures
Namib Desert Becomes World’s Darkest Stargazing Paradise
Namibia’s Namib Desert hosts Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve with Bortle Class 1-2 skies, offering some of the planet’s clearest views of the Milky
Underground
Germany to Test Giant Underground Air Batteries in Salt Caves by 2028
BERLIN – Germany will become the first country to test a revolutionary energy storage system that uses underground salt caves as massive air batteries, with
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,
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
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
Health and Medicine
Simple Saliva Test Predicts Sleep Disorders With 87% Accuracy
Japanese researchers of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) analyzed saliva from 100 middle-aged men using advanced mass spectrometry, discovering 13
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