Scientists have discovered the tops of trees faintly glow during a thunderstorm and have caught this on camera for the first ...

When I was first introduced to Pavise, founder and CEO Sophie Bai said, “Wrinkles are optional,” while talking about her just-launched biotech company focused on broad-spectrum UV protection and ...

In the summer of 2024, the researchers hit the road, chasing storms from Florida to Pennsylvania. Finally, they got lucky: While camped out during a thunderstorm in Pembroke, North Carolina, they ...

Tree leaves are found to emit tiny electrical sparks during thunderstorms, reshaping how we understand forest and storm ...

Because the sparking happens so uniformly across the branches they observed, the team suspects the phenomenon scales up massively. Tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop under a thunderstorm ...

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Scientists have observed "coronae" on treetops for the first time, confirming the phenomenon occurs in the wild.

It’s easy to forget that most animals don’t see the world the way humans do. In fact, with infrared and ultraviolet sight, many animals experience a world that is completely invisible to us. Now, ...

In A Nutshell Penn State scientists captured the first direct evidence of trees producing faint electrical glows, called coronae, during live thunderstorms. The discharges hop erratically from leaf to ...

A UV protection lens filter is an accessory that attaches to the front of your camera lens and blocks ultraviolet light rays. Many photographers argue that UV filters are essential, while others ...

A multinational team of scientists has designed a new lower-cost ultraviolet camera capable of monitoring volcanic emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2) gas continuously - potentially offering more ...