It can be hard to set the mood just right when it comes to lighting a room. Especially when it comes to finding, say, a calming glow perfect for reading and thinking about deep philosophical subjects.

Rudolph’s red nose isn’t the only unconventional glowing object these days. Scientists have figured out at least two ways to make plants glow in the dark, delivering a first step – albeit a somewhat ...

What if, instead of adding a nightlight to a bedroom or dark hallway, your favorite houseplants could light the way? While firefly petunias that emit a soft glow have been available for some time, ...

Ornamental house plants with sustainably glowing leaves and flowers are now one step closer to reality, thanks to a breakthrough in which scientists leveraged the bioluminescent powers of mushrooms.

If you've ever wanted to live your life adrift amid a sea of gently glowing succulents, that dream just got a tiny step closer. A team of scientists at South China Agricultural University has managed ...

Putting it very basically, the addition of the mushroom DNA to the tobacco plants allows them to do the same thing with their caffeic acid. In fact, the intensity of the glow given off by the plants ...

Would you believe that 2014 will be the battleground for the world's first glowing plants for the home? It's true: Two long-running projects have almost simultaneously reached the point where their ...

In the apartment in the brick tenement building, the people are having a party. They’re smiling and chatting with each other; they’re drinking cocktails and munching snacks. But the mood lighting is a ...

If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? Or perhaps you think of something from a bad science fiction movie that slowly ...