Because scientists are determined to make DNA hacking the way of the future whether you refuse to eat GMO corn or not, ‘synthetic biology startup’ Light Bio has created Firefly Petunias, flowers infused with the DNA of bioluminescent mushrooms so they glow in the dark. And the USDA has just

This is a video of a steel mill producing the world’s longest pieces of rebar (the length seen above isn’t even half as long as it eventually becomes) for use in construction. Or, if you’re playing a survival zombie game like Dead Island, creating makeshift weapons. I’m playing Dead Island

This is a 60 Second Doc (plus another) video detailing the work of Sydney, Australia tattoo artist Jonny Hall, who produces tattoos with UV reactive elements. Jonny makes it clear he didn’t invent UV tattoos, but he’s known for adding UV elements to his realistic tattoos. I wonder how long

Because physics are fun, this is a video of science experimenter NightHawkInLight creating a glow-in-the-dark pendulum swing using metal nuts (like Optimus Prime’s) covered in fluorescent paint and hanging from different lengths of wire under a blacklight. The results are hypnotizing, and I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if

Because Mother Nature’s freaky-deakiness knows no bounds, this is a short clip of a scorpion with a backful of newborns glowing under blacklight. Why do scorpions glow under blacklight? Scientists still aren’t sure — some speculate it helps them find each other or attract prey. Others believe that they glow

Remember when James of Youtube channel The Action Lab painted an entire room with the blackest black paint to see what it would look like? I hope so, it was like a week and a half ago. I mean we don’t all have to be elephants, but it would be

This is a photo of a single atom as captured by scientist David Nadlinger. The photo, which David very cleverly titled ‘Atom In An Ion Trap’, features a strontium atom (with 38 protons and a diameter of a few millionths of a millimeter) visible in the very center of the

Because it’s important to let people know you’re constantly on the verge of death, these are the personalized glowing life bar pins made and sold by Etsy shop CriticalHitShop ($30 apiece, or 3 for $60). Available in full life, mostly alive, and mostly dead varieties, they can also be customized