Fluorescent tags are proving invaluable for tracking RNA molecules in cells. Two sets of crystal structures for one such tag — an RNA motif that fluoresces when bound to a dye — will aid the ...

Fluorescence is typically associated with gases or liquids, but a team of chemists has conjured a new formula that gives solid materials that characteristic fluorescent glow. New research published ...

Fluorescent proteins all aglow in these corals. Photo by Michael Lesser and Charles Mazel, NOAA Ocean Explorer Anyone who has gone scuba diving or snorkeling in a coral reef will likely never forget ...

These kaleidoscopic swims help us better understand and protect our seas. Here’s why—and where—to try it. A chain catshark, one of the 200 species of marine animals to display biofluorescence, is seen ...