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Share on Pinterest Sleeping in total darkness may help lower your risk of cardiovascular disease. d3sign/Getty Images A recent study reports that exposure to light during sleep is associated with a ...

Turning off the lights at night has long been known to support restful sleep, but new research suggests it may have another significant benefit. Sleeping in total darkness may lower the risk for ...

Let’s say you want to blink an LED. You might grab an Arduino and run the Blink sketch, or you might lace up a few components to a 555. But you needn’t go so fancy! [The Design Graveyard] explains how ...

As if a deep, dark forest filled to the brim with giant monsters, nefarious cultists and dangerous creatures wasn’t scary enough, a new Halloween event has come to 99 Nights in the Forest. 99 Nights’ ...

We aren’t sure if [Looking Glass Universe] didn’t trust the accepted number for Planck’s constant, or just wanted the experience of measuring it herself. Either way, she took some LEDs and worked out ...

Smartphone processor and modem maker Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, the Italian company known mainly for its open source ecosystem of microcontrollers and the software that makes them function. In its ...

If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of ...

As daylight diminishes people can feel their mood dimming. Experts say starting light therapy in the fall can help fend off winter depression. As the days get shorter, many people may also find their ...

Have you noticed you're sleeping a little longer? Maybe you're experiencing a shift in appetite — craving more sweets or pasta. In autumn, our bodies sense the change in light as the dark winter ...