Researchers at James Cook University (JCU) have been investigating why some Australian mammals glow under ultraviolet (UV) light. Led by researcher Linda Reinhold, the team aimed to understand the ...

Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns ...

The light that comes out is purple rather than ... Across the country, photographers are rapturous over the mysterious purple glow being cast by the malfunctioning streetlights that began to ...

quolls and possums to glow bright pink in UV light. "Unexpectedly, we also found a contributing cause of the color of coppery brushtail possum fur—not photoluminescent, but a strong purple ...