Imagine a future where the warm glow of streetlights is replaced by the gentle luminescence of trees. This isn’t a fantasy but a potential reality as scientists explore the possibilities of ...

Ornamental house plants with sustainably glowing leaves and flowers are now one step closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough in which scientists leveraged the bioluminescent powers of mushrooms.

A new breed of glowing plants has been developed by scientists using the same compounds that allow naturally luminescent fungi to glow. By engineering the plants to use a naturally-occurring compound ...

We often think of science as the study of nature. But now, science has the insight to replicate the most striking elements of nature. While some might imagine this type of manipulation as unethical or ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Researchers developed a way to make wood glow in the dark using the same chemical that makes fireflies glow. The scientists behind the discovery were inspired by bioluminescent plants ...

In Avatar, James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic, the resource-rich world of Pandora is covered in tropical rainforests, all glowing with luscious phosphorescence like some kind of underwater ...

Outside of the depths of the ocean, or cartoons, we’re not typically accustomed to plant life glowing or otherwise generating its own light. However, science is helping to change all that. Now, you ...

Bioluminescent houseplants are now a thing, and they’re gonna put those old Chia Pets to shame. In a press release, the synthetic biology startup Light Bio announced that its bioluminescent offering, ...

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A set of bioluminescence genes has been transferred from one eukaryote, a glowing fungus called Neonothopanus nambi, to another eukaryote, a non-glowing fungus called Pichia pastoris. This relay race ...