Scientists made real plants glow by putting tiny light-storing particles into their leaves - no batteries or gene editing needed.

To make the plants glow, Liu and her fellow researchers injected the leaves of the succulent Echeveria “Mebina” with strontium aluminate, a material often used in glow-in-the-dark toys that absorbs ...

Glowing succulents may sound like a dream for plant lovers, but the reality is more complicated. Scientists are experimenting, but the results aren't ready.

A chemical that has improved surgeries for brain cancer by making tumor cells fluorescent may also help doctors safely diagnose the disease and monitor its response to treatment. A chemical that has ...

Pulsating curtains of neon colors and a passionate dance of light, the aurora made people want to see more of it.

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory. Far from the Sun, and Earth, the sky-blue planet Neptune has been captured shimmering ...

Edie Widder sat quietly in the dark for half an hour. All around her, critters floated and glided by as she peered through the thick glass bubble of a submersible, perched on a rocky ledge nearly ...

While sutures and staples suffice for closing most wounds, they can damage delicate tissue, plus they may allow fluids to leak out when applied to internal organs. Scientists have thus set about ...

A bright experiment reveals why tiny particles could mean big trouble. May 14, 2014— -- Check out the shimmering constellations of spots on these mice. Canadian scientists injected the rodents ...