Whether it's the winter dance of the Northern Lights or the summertime glow of fireflies, displays of natural light fascinate us humans. Bioluminescence is the source of many such light shows in the ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and ...

Imagine sinking hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. The blue fades. The warmth disappears. By the time you reach about 650 feet down, sunlight is barely a memory. Go deeper, and it’s complete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our research focuses on octocorals – soft-bodied corals such as sea fans that have treelike shapes and are found in various places ...

Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: luring in prey, scaring off predators, ...

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient ...

When the weather grows warm in Washington state, the ocean glows with electric-blue light. Bioluminescent plankton “cause the surface of the ocean to sparkle at night,” National Geographic said. “This ...

Humans have long been fascinated by organisms that can produce light. Aristotle, who was a scientist as well as a philosopher, wrote the first detailed descriptions of what he called "cold light" more ...

The phrase "awe-inspiring" gets thrown around a lot when people describe travel experiences. There certainly are some moments that happen when we explore the world that genuinely inspire that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicky and Keith Quick from Bradenton, took their kids, Braxton, 10, Quinnleigh, 9 months, and Everleigh, 7, to Crescent Beach on ...

Humans have long been fascinated by organisms that can produce light. Aristotle, who was a scientist as well as a philosopher, wrote the first detailed descriptions of what he called “cold light” more ...