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An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows.

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Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Cardiff University research sheds light on public opinion

Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

Researchers have reconstructed a woolly rhinoceros genome from tissue found in the stomach of a 14,400-year-old wolf pup. This type of DNA extraction is the first of its kind and is shedding light on woolly rhino populations near the end of the last Ice Age.

Earliest ever supernova sheds light on the first stars

Earth-like planets orbiting red dwarfs may not have the right kind of light to support multicellular organisms

Bulk inorganic crystals grown from water emit “handed” light - EurekAlert!

How light reflects on leaves may help researchers identify dying forests - EurekAlert! Science News Releases

Scientists Made a Flash of Light Disappear Inside a Liquid

Researchers developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their action the brain. The research opens a new pathway for drug discovery to treat a host of brain disorders

Two decades of research sheds light on the complexities of Chinese integrated writing - EurekAlert!

When light teaches materials to self-organize: Writing nature-like 3D nanowrinkles - EurekAlert!

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

A missing flash of light revealed a molecular secret

Using Webb, Canadian Astronomers Shed Light on the Milky Way's Turbulent Past

There is as much life left to discover on planet Earth as that which is already known: Around 16,000 new species are described each year, but most animals and plants are listed as threatened as soon as they are brought to light

Controversial satellites launching in 2026 will reflect light to Earth

New cross-cultural review sheds light on private tutor identities in global shadow education - EurekAlert!

Linking leaf traits to light: A new framework for predicting canopy optical behavior - EurekAlert!

The museum treasures that never see the light of day - EurekAlert!