A new study introduces a fluorescent cellulose pulp that reduces solar heat absorption while maintaining bright coloration.

Scientists from American universities have discovered that the feathers of the long-eared owl glow in the dark! However, to ...

Long-eared Owls have fluorescent feathers that glow under UV light. These hidden pigments vary by age, sex, and size.

While the diversity of physical characteristics in wildlife is readily observable by humans, recent research from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences suggests that there may be even ...

The feathers of Long-eared Owls can vary within a population and that variation gives clues as to why the owls have these ...

Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how ... As they explored, they brought along their black lights (UV lights), too, to look at the minerals in the rocks.

The UV–visible spectra were collected from 200 ... the iris, potentially in its pigment epithelium, and in the lens epithelium. The fluorescent probe successfully crossed the anterior part of the ...