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Zap! Light Used to Paralyze Tiny Creatures

A new technology can temporarily disable life forms.
Paralyzing Light Beam

Tiny nematodes are paralyzed by ultraviolet light in a new study. They stay that way until regular light is turned on.
'Significant Amount' of Water Found on Moon

NASA's LCROSS probe discovered beds of water ice at the lunar south pole when it impacted the moon last month, mission scientists announced today.

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Lamp Runs on Human Blood

A lamp that uses blood to create light is meant to make people rethink how they use energy
Blood Makes Lamp Glow

CAUTION: Potentially disturbing content: The blood lamp uses the chemical luminol to light up when mixed with blood, as demonstrated here.
Strange Dwarf Planet Has Red Spot

The dwarf planet Haumea has a dark, red spot, scientists find
Longest Lightning Storm: Saturn Sets Record

Lightning storm on Saturn becomes longest continually observed storm in solar system.
Laser-Propelled Spaceships Could Transform Transportation

Beamed Energy Propulsion is a powerful enabling technology that will radically transform the future of air and space transportation.
Lights Out for Traditional Bulbs

The European Union begins its ban on certain incandescent light bulbs.
Why Did People Become White?

Scientists still can't figure out why humans got lighter.
Lightning Shoots Upward from Cloud

This video sequence shows a gigantic jet in a May thunderstorm in North Carolina. Same sequence is then seen in slow motion.
Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space

Lightning observed shooting up from storm, confirmed to carry electric charge from cloud.
Cloaking Technology May Protect From Natural Disasters

Researchers have developed a cloaking technology that may protect from tsunamis and earthquakes.
Lightning Detected on Mars

Scientists make first detection of lightning on Mars during a dust storm.
Fly Me to ... Wait. Wow.

The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to its launch pad slowed by brilliant lightning flashes and soggy mud.
How 'Jeweled' Beetles Get Their Shine

Study finds variation in raindrop sizes is result of drops bursting as fall to ground.
Strange! Humans Glow in Visible Light

Your body's glow may say a lot about your health.
Light's Repulsive Force Discovered

Repulsive aspect to light could one day control telecommunications devices with greater speed and less power.
Bright Light Over Phoenix Is a Giant Balloon

A high-altitude NASA-supported research balloon floated over Arizona Thursday afternoon, June 11.
Strange Lightning Looks Like Jellyfish

From his balcony, a scientist photographs a storm-related flash of light.
Year Without Summer? Don't Believe It

If you've seen headlines today on the web about a this being "year without a summer," don't believe it.
Flying Is Safer Than Ever

U.S. aircraft accident record remains solid, despite recent high-profile crashes.
Lightning Could Be Harbinger of High Hurricane Winds

Lightning precedes peak hurricane winds; 2009 season predicted to be average.
Red Glow Sheds Light on Ocean Health

Satellite makes first measurements of red fluorescence from marine phytoplankton.

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