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Previous studies revealed the Solnhofen limestone fossils possess a unique chemical composition that causes their soft tissues to fluoresce.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Its rock and mineral formations also boast a unique chemistry that fluoresces when exposed to black light, according to talks presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
To find out just how many species of these birds fluoresce, Martin screened specimens of adult males and females in a dark room by shining blue and ultraviolet light on them.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
Even the skin on their feet and the insides of their mouths would fluoresce in blue and UV light.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Its rock and mineral formations also boast a unique chemistry that fluoresces when exposed to black light, according to talks presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
To find out just how many species of these birds fluoresce, Martin screened specimens of adult males and females in a dark room by shining blue and ultraviolet light on them.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
Even the skin on their feet and the insides of their mouths would fluoresce in blue and UV light.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Fluoresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoresce. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fluoresce
intransitive verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes 
flōr-
flȯr-
flōr-
flȯr-
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescer
noun
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