A new method predicts leaf optical properties from traits, improving canopy light modeling and photosynthesis estimates in ...

A new chip-based quantum memory uses 3D-printed “light cages” to store light in atomic vapor with high precision. Quantum ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that ...

By combining a custom-built optical instrument with physics-based modeling and machine learning, the study shows that leaf-level optical properties ...

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a short‑lived air quality problem drifting over cities for a few hazy days. New research ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS defies expectations with an asymmetric glow as it hurtles toward Jupiter at 60 km/s.

Just off a quiet Aegean shoreline, scientists have stumbled onto a seafloor landscape that looks less like a Mediterranean ...

A new imaging technology can distinguish cancerous tissue from healthy cells by detecting ultra-weak light signals. It relies on nanoparticles that bind to tumor markers, making cancerous areas easier ...