From the discovery of fire to the invention of car headlights so bright they nearly vaporize everything in their path, the history of humanity has always been a battle against the darkness. And yet ...

The Van Gogh bike path in Eindhoven is inspired by the artist’s painting The Starry Night. Similar glow-in-the-dark paths and roads could eventually save energy for lighting while cooling cities. Dan ...

Now, scientists have created colorful glow-in-the-dark succulent plants. These succulents shine about as bright as a typical night light, and can recharge using sunlight. How the team from South China ...

Organic materials could soon be utilized for glow-in-the-dark products, which has the potential to diversify and expand the already US$400 million industry, thanks to new research. Glow-in-the-dark ...

Around the year 1603, Italian shoemaker and amateur alchemist Vincenzo Casciarolo tried smelting some especially dense stone he had found on the slopes of Mount Paderno, near Bologna. No gold, silver, ...