The core idea behind carrotmaxxing is simple: carrots are packed with beta-carotene, a pigment that gives them their vibrant orange hue. When consumed, beta-carotene is converted into Vitamin A in ...

The glow of a beetle has inspired an elegant bit of evolutionary detective work that appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Americans like myself are familiar with ...

In the MIRI image, the blue tendrils of material signify the presence of PAHs. NGC 604 is estimated to be around 3.5 million years old. The cloud of glowing gases extends to some 1,300 light-years ...

This massive star-forming complex's dense core — which stretches across 400 light-years — is a tangle of dust tendrils surrounding hot young stars and glowing clouds of gas, so much so that it ...

An outburst of shining tendrils signals the start of viewing season for these high-flying clouds formed by space dust. Noctilucent, ... Eerie Clouds Glow at Night—How to See Them.