Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient method to lure beetle pollinators ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

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RNA-expression patterns in the tips of the weevils’ antennae suggests that these organs produce a protein known to help other ...

An international team of researchers, led by Drexel University, has found that a thin coating of MXene — a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered and studied at Drexel for more than a decade ...

In the natural world, snakes possess a unique “superpower”. Using specialized “pit organs”, they can detect infrared radiation, generating thermal images of prey even in total darkness. This ...

The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared ...

Long before flowers dazzled pollinators with brilliant colors and sweet scents, ancient plants used another feature to signal insects: heat. The findings, based on an analysis of the biology and ...

While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can be scary. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, spreads the viruses that cause over 100,000,000 cases ...

How athletes rebound from constant wear and tear on their bodies has become nearly as important as how they train. Warm baths and cold tubs are old staples, but far infrared radiation (FIR) saunas are ...