What starts glowing first is the tips of your new blossoms. Then the plant, after your eyes get accustomed to the light in the darkness, it just starts to glow. It’s really kind of freaky.” ...

Coloradans have a unique chance to get one of Time magazine’s best inventions of 2024, a glow-in-the-dark petunia, at an event in Centennial this weekend.

This allows the flower to have a greenish glow in the dark, said Aaron Steil, an Iowa State Agriculture and Extension specialist. "It's not super bright, but it is definitely noticeable," Steil said.

Nights in Ankeny are a bit more colorful now that the city's new "glow trail" is open. Visitors can walk a 425-foot offshoot of the High Trestle Trail that has glow-in-the-dark pavement.

With ongoing advancements, glow-in-the-dark wood could soon light up homes and communities, blending functionality with environmental innovation and helping combat growing energy concerns that are ...