“Milky seas” are an ocean phenomenon that cause a vast area of the ocean to glow. Scientists are trying to predict when the events occur in hopes of better understanding the bioluminescent display. - ...

For hundreds of years sailors have told stories about miles of glowing ocean during a moonless night. In 1849, on the Arabian Sea, Captain Kempthorne, described a "most extraordinary phenomenon of the ...

On 25 January 1995, the British merchant vessel SS Lima was sailing through the Indian Ocean when its crew noticed something odd. In the ship’s log, the captain wrote, “A whitish glow was observed on ...

Far below the waves, where sunlight never reaches, scientists keep finding sharks that make their own light. The newest ...

Sailors and ship commanders prior to the 21st century had more information about milky seas compared to today’s researchers and scientists. However, that does not mean sailors or experts from the 21st ...

Imagine being a sailor crossing the Indian Ocean 400-years ago and suddenly witnessing a vast area of glowing ocean water as far as the eye can see. This blue-green glow was so bright it could light ...

For a month, the glowing ocean gave us a thrill when we needed it most. Some spectators sought out the rare sight at open beaches, while others tried to navigate nighttime crowds or took their chances ...

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(CNN) — For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see. “The sea from horizon to horizon in all directions took on a ...