Dr. Laura Ryan of Macquarie University explains that lights on the underside of surfboards distort the silhouette, making it ...

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An Australian study indicates that a simple, relatively inexpensive light-based solution could reduce shark attacks on ...

On election night, I was switching between CNN and MSNBC for election coverage, because my motto is the same as Ghenghis Khan ...

Marcescent trees, such as oaks and beeches, do not form a complete abscission layer, and their leaves often remain attached ...

While white noise has been found to improve the quality of sleep in some populations, including ICU patients, brown noise and ...

White noise, pink noise, and brown noise can help you sleep better. Sleep doctors explain the science behind the different ...

Amanda Black’s work has shown that healthy soil structures depend on the synergy of a large variety of organisms — and so ...

Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously—a ...

Bioluminescence is the natural chemical process of light creation in some living creatures that makes fireflies flicker and ...

The tangled matrix of roots collects organic matter and ocean-bound sediments, adding little-by-little to the coastline and ...