Physicists have uncovered how direct atom-atom interactions can amplify superradiance, the collective burst of light from ...

Researchers have for the first time created a reconfigurable polariton 2D quasicrystal. The team from the Skolkovo Institute ...

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

Researchers in Konstanz discovered a way to manipulate materials with light by exciting magnon pairs, reshaping their ...

MOST is unlike any spectroscope ever built. It can unravel the light of 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously into 18,000 color components.

Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.

F or centuries, dating back to long before the invention of the telescope, people have reported odd flashes that sometimes ...

Scientists and storytellers alike agree—Diwali’s glow is more than symbolic, it measurably lifts moods, strengthens communities, and connects cultures worldwide. As autumn nights grow longer, a glow ...