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Scientists Discover Glowing Mushrooms Faster Than Ever Before
New research shows bioluminescent fungi are much more common than we thought, with over 60 new species found in just 15 years. In forests around
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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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
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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
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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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
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,
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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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
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