Already, they’re showing a side of these creatures we’d never see otherwise. The delicate hairs of this caterpillar, captured ...

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new kind of vacuum ultraviolet laser that is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing technologies of its kind. The ...

**ECCMID has now changed its name to ESCMID Global, please credit ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April) in all future stories** Experts are working on a new type of ...

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

Scorpions glow a bright neon green when exposed to ultraviolet light, a phenomenon known as fluorescence. Scientists believe this glow may act as a full-body light sensor, helping scorpions detect ...

There are a lot of myths about reindeer, and at least one of them is true: They live in remote areas way up north that get a lot of snow. Living in that winter wonderland can be a challenge when your ...

Ultraviolet air filters might help rid a person's home of asthma triggers, a new study suggests. Installing one type of UV ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Sufferers of sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, and all those miserable allergy symptoms may soon have another means of relief thanks to new research at the University of Colorado ...

Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they're difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the "superabsorber" polymer utilized in the liners of those ...

The transition from winter to spring in Montana brings dramatic environmental shifts that contribute to the onset of specific dermatologic conditions. Fluctuations in temperature and humidity, alongsi ...