Scorpions are creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, and come with an evolutionary ooky — that is, the ability to glow under UV (ultraviolet) light. For decades, the reason why scorpions ...

If you’re wondering how to begin that X-Files spec you’ve been working on since 2012, or just want more evidence that organisms can be bizarre and psychedelic across the entire electromagnetic ...

I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...

Scorpions are surprisingly easy to find in the desert at night with one simple tool: an ultraviolet flashlight. When exposed ...

Many people deem scorpions as one of the most interesting members of the class Arachnida owing to their formidable looks, ...

Beginning in late 2020 news of various creatures demonstrating fluorescence under ultraviolet (UV) light began to inundate the internet. The trend began with what else but platypuses, then progressed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regardless of the reason the scorpion exhibits fluorescence, the characteristic is downright eerie. Especially considering all of ...

I recently received a question about the use of technology in ecological research, which led to a discussion about blacklights. I wrote a column five years ago about a nighttime adventure in a ...