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Researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered a surprising mechanism that plants use to regulate their growth — one that directly ties their development to how they perceive light.

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, ...

Scientists have found a way to make atoms dance with light, quite literally. In certain crystals, vibrations called phonons ...

A light streaking the Bay Area sky on Thursday night sparked the curiosity of those who witnessed it and those who are seeing ...

Quantum technologies demand perfection: one photon at a time, every time, all with the same energy. Even tiny deviations in ...

According to data from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the origins of the free-flying photons in the early cosmic ...

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for a ...

Meteorologist Stevie Daniels breaks down the science behind the stunning sunrises and sunsets in her Science with Stevie segment.

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DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Duke researchers are spearheading an effort to build one of the largest quantum computers in academia that some say can be a game-changer in science and technology. "It's an ...