Lab tests show bumblebees distinguish short from long light flashes and use this timing cue to choose better feeding spots, revealing surprising sensitivity to light duration.

City staff are giving pedestrian head starts at downtown intersections the green light, and are working to expand the safety ...

This real-world study shows that recent and habitual light exposure are linked to lower subjective sleepiness and faster reaction times in daily life. Brighter and more stable daytime light patterns ...

Physicists have found a clever way to detect the elusive Unruh effect without extreme accelerations. By using atoms that emit light cooperatively between mirrors, acceleration subtly shifts when a ...

When it comes to growing healthy, vibrant plants, light isn’t just about brightness—it’s about timing. This concept is called photoperiod, and it plays a critical role in how plants grow, bloom, ...

If you're a car novice, the maintenance jobs that you shouldn't attempt yourself include transmission repairs, timing work, ...

A paper published by URI researchers reveals key mechanisms in speciation in corals. Critically threatened by climate change, a better understanding of coral biology will help efforts to conserve and ...

Once you know the secrets of restaurant quality pasta, you won't be disappointed by your homemade noodle dishes. Here are ...

Overview:  Stress, light, and temperature matter just as much as the number of hours slept. The right sleep-tech helps the body slow down naturally. C ...

Engine cylinders can misfire due to problems with the ignition system, the fuel system, air and compression, or sensors and ...

Engineers manage to intertwine several qubits at once, taking the biggest leap yet toward a functional quantum internet.

Nonlinear dendritic integration in single presubicular neurons provides a mechanism for combining vestibular-based head-direction signals and visual landmark signals to anchor the brain’s internal ...