I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...

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 ...

When you think of something that glows under a UV light, the last thing that probably comes to mind is a scorpion, but, according to scientists they do glow, looking like something out of a laser tag ...

I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...