Insects Aren’t Attracted to Artificial Lights. They’re Tortured by Them
Humans have used light to trap insects for at least 2,000 years (thanks, Romans). Now, a team of researchers says they know why the animals are apparently drawn to the…
Scientists Just Invented a Video Camera That Lets You See How Animals See Color
Scientists say they’ve invented a piece of technology that will let us peer through an animal’s eyes better than ever before. The tech uses a combination of novel hardware and…
Scientists Create ‘Super Melanin’ That Speeds Healing, Stops Sunburn, and More
A team of scientists at Northwestern University has developed a synthetic version of melanin that could have a million and one uses. In new research, they showed that their melanin…
Glowing Mammals Are Really Common, Actually
Move over monotremes and the range of rodents known to glow: over one hundred other furry creatures do, too, new research shows, vastly increasing the number of mammals known to…
GM Invents Self-Cleaning Touchscreen Displays That Make Fingerprints Disappear
Image: General Motors Like it or not, touchscreens that replace physical buttons in cars aren’t going away any time soon. In fact, one day your vehicle’s entire dashboard will probably…