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 ...

Depending on the species, the frequency is different. The authors of the PNAS were attracted to the glow of one beetle in particular: a species that lives on Jamaica, Pyrophorus. plagiophthalmus. This ...

The biggest mystery in Washington—second only to how the Mueller probe will end—is how President Donald Trump manages to maintain his bright fluorescent orange glow regardless of the season ...