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 ...

Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday ...

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

The big three in sleep sounds are white noise, brown noise, and pink noise, but there are many other noise types, including ...

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

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 ...

Over 14 percent of adults have trouble falling asleep most days, according to a 2020 study by the Centers of Disease Control ...