Firefly petunias, genetically modified with bioluminescent mushroom DNA, glow in the dark. The glow, primarily from the flowers, is most vibrant in new blooms and is similar to moonlight.

Imagine a forest with softly glowing trees, illuminating the darkness through bioluminescence. Discover these extraordinary trees that naturally emit light, creating a magical and enchanting ...

Bioluminescence is one of nature's most captivating adaptations, where organisms produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions, often to attract mates, lure prey, or deter predators ...

What makes the discovery stand out, researchers say, is how it was made: by detecting the cloud’s faint glow in far-ultraviolet light ... This cloud is literally glowing in the dark.” According to ...

Light Bio approached Raker in 2024 to have her bring the glow-in-the-dark petunias to market, she said. They gave her 20 plants to grow in her facility. She expanded them to 120,000 and shipped ...

Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns ...

May it be rogue planets drifting alone in the dark or entire galaxies concealed behind curtains of cosmic dust, it all seems like a mysterious sojourn. Occasionally, discoveries come not from the ...

Instead, the researchers detected Eos through the fluorescent glow of hydrogen molecules within ... "There definitely are more CO-dark clouds waiting to be discovered," Burkhart said.