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Fluorescence found to be extremely common among mammals, and may be the "default status" — but exactly why that is remains unclear, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Scorpions are creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, and come with an evolutionary ooky — that is, the ability to glow under UV (ultraviolet) light. For decades, the reason why scorpions ...

Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick. When placed under ultraviolet ...

Beginning in late 2020 news of various creatures demonstrating fluorescence under ultraviolet (UV) light began to inundate the internet. The trend began with what else but platypuses, then progressed ...